Raphinha stays! Barcelona superstar puts pen to paper on one-year contract extension after incredible 34-goal season for Hansi Flick's La Liga champions

On Thursday, the Blaugrana announced the Brazilian had extended his contract by a further year to cap off a stellar season for the 28-year-old, which has included scoring 34 goals and winning La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

This turnaround is all the more remarkable as Raphinha had an underwhelming first two seasons at Barcelona and admitted he nearly quit the club before Hansi Flick's arrival last summer. Now he is a Ballon d'Or contender, is Barca's skipper, and is in the best form of his life.

Former Leeds United star Raphinha scored 10 goals and bagged 12 assists in the 2022/23 campaign for Barca, before notching 10 goals and 13 assists the following season. This term, though, he has 34 goals and 25 assists in just 56 games in all competitions.

Brazil international Raphinha will hope to finish the season on a high, and maybe add to his goal contribution haul, when Barca travel to Athletic Club on Sunday in La Liga.