Raphinha Dismisses Exit Rumors, Aims for Barcelona Career Finale

The rumours can wait. Raphinha isn’t going anywhere.

After a summer thick with speculation over his future, the Barcelona forward has drawn a firm line under any talk of an exit, making it clear he wants to stay at the club and even extend his deal beyond 2028.

He’s not just staying. He wants to commit.

The Brazilian, already under contract until the summer of 2028, has revealed he is keen to sit down with the Barcelona hierarchy to discuss a new agreement. Sporting director Deco has spoken openly about the club’s desire to secure his long-term future, and Raphinha has embraced that idea.

“I renewed until 2028 with the idea that, by then, I would be 30 or 31 years old and I didn't know how I would manage,” he told RAC1, reflecting on his mindset when he last signed. That uncertainty has vanished. His current form has changed everything.

Flick’s captain, Spain’s leading scorer

Hansi Flick handed Raphinha the captain’s armband this season, naming him first captain. The responsibility has not weighed him down; it has lit him up.

He leads the scoring charts in Spain with nine goals, driving a Barcelona side that have started their domestic campaign in spectacular fashion. His output has matched the status of a leader, not just in name but in influence.

Raphinha admits that his outstanding physical condition and blistering start to the season have altered how he views the final stretch of his career at the elite level of European football. Where he once saw a finish line, he now sees extra mileage.

“Finish my career here”

The winger speaks like a man who has found his place. Under Flick’s guidance he feels completely settled, convinced he can sustain this remarkable level for several more seasons. He wants that to happen in Barcelona colours only.

“But given how I've started the season, I understand that I have enough to last a few more years. So, yes, I would be happy to extend my contract a little and finish my career here without having to go anywhere else,” he said.

That conviction is backed by performances. His recent hat-trick against Racing Santander underlined why the club are so determined to tie him down. Every goal strengthens the argument that Barcelona already possess the attacking reference point they were searching for.

Next stop: Sevilla, then Europe

There is little time to dwell on contract talk. Raphinha’s focus now snaps back to the pitch.

On Saturday, Barcelona travel to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan to face Sevilla, where their captain will look to add to his nine league goals and keep the momentum rolling. The stakes are clear: maintain this form, and the calls for a renewed deal will only grow louder.

After that comes a shift to the UEFA Champions League, where Raphinha recently struck twice in a commanding 5-1 win over Feyenoord. His influence is stretching across competitions, his numbers rising, his voice growing.

The question now is not whether he will leave, but how far he can push this version of himself in a Barcelona shirt before that final contract is signed and his future at the club is set in stone.