With three weeks to go before the opening of the winter market, a rumor resurfaces that accompanies the Celtic in every transfer window. The drone of the return of Rafinha Alcantara is back and this time it is fueled by the presence of the Brazilian midfielder on the casualty list of the PSG for the month of January. His days in Paris seem numbered like those of Denis Suárez in Vigo, a coincidence that gives even more force to speculation.
L’Equipe yesterday revealed that the French league leader aims to get rid of seven footballers during the next market. One of them is the son of Mazinho, which does not count for the Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino. Rafinha, what is not registered in the Champions League, carries since mid-October without playing in the league.
With a contract in the French capital until 2023, the Brazilian international needs a change of scene to relaunch his career. The Celtic it has already been his destination on two occasions that he was looking for minutes: In the season 2013-2014 and in the 2019-2020. In both experiences as celestial he ended up in Balaídos yielded by Barcelona. It is said that there are not two without three, but a third return to the city where he grew up seems quite unlikely.
The main obstacle are their emoluments. PSG wants to lighten its wage bill and will seek a transfer. The figures in which Rafinha moves are very far from what Celta can offer. There is the alternative of agreeing on a long-term contract, a risky possibility given the history of midfielder injuries.
Sportingly, the olive option is not the one that seduces him the most. At 28 it takes time looking forward to trying their luck in the Premier League, competition that disputes with Liverpool his brother Thiago. From Brazil It is also insistently noted that one of the most historic clubs, the Flamengo, would be interested in getting their services.
For Celta, beyond the pull that Rafinha has among the fans, the incorporation of a footballer of this profile will become an obligation in the short-medium term. President Carlos Mouriño he wants Denis Suárez to leave the club as soon as possible. It will be difficult for it to happen in January and everything indicates that the goodbye of the midfielder from Salceda de Caselas will arrive next summer. At the expense of the performance that the Mexican Orbelín Pineda can offer, Eduardo Coudet you will need a creative player for the core.
