Raphinha's wages at Chelsea revealed as £65 million transfer edges closer: Reports

According to reports, Chelsea is getting closer to signing Leeds United winger Raphinha. Several of the major clubs in Europe have shown interest in the Brazilian as a result of his performances with the Whites the previous season. Gianluigi Longari claims that Chelsea has made Raphinha an offer of a £6 million annual wage package and that they are close to reaching a personal agreement with the 25-year-old.

The Blues will be happy to add an in-form attacker to their line-up. Thomas Tuchel's men were goal shy throughout the course of the last season. The failure to convert chances into goals by the players in the frontline cost them heavily in the Premier League and other competitions.

their signing set a club record Romelu Lukaku's season in west London wasn't up to par. In 44 games for the Blues, he only managed to score 15 goals. According to Sky Sports, the Belgian forward will now return to Inter Milan on a season-long loan contract this summer. Only 15 league goals were scored by Hakim Ziyech, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, and Christian Pulisic combinedly last season. Raphinha moved from Rennes to Leeds United in 2020 for a fee of £17 million. In his first season at Elland Road, he scored six goals and contributed nine assists over 30 Premier League games. Last season, he upped his game, scoring 11 goals in 35 league games, nearly saving Leeds from relegation on his own. Chelsea and others have both taken notice of his efforts.