Barcelona forward Raphinha has said he was hurt by some of the speculation surrounding the club's interest in signing Nico Williams in the summer, labelling it disrespectful and in bad taste.

Raphinha has described some of the reaction he received following Barcelona’s summer pursuit of Nico Williams as “disrespectful”. The 27-year-old, who joined Barcelona from Leeds United in 2022, referenced a social media post that surfaced featuring a Barcelona fan holding up a club jersey shirt with Williams’ name and Raphinha’s number on the back.

Barcelona star Raphinha has revealed that he was left feeling ‘disrespected’ by a member of the club’s fanbase during the summer.This came after the individual in question took to social media,

Barcelona star Raphinha has hit back at a group of fans who posted pictures of Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams wearing his No. 11 jersey this past summer.

Before the season started it looked as though Raphinha was definitely on his way out of Barcelona, but the Brazilian continued to reject any offers to leave the club in the summer and bet on himself to turn things around under new manager Hansi Flick.