{"id":568379,"date":"2020-10-05T17:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=568379"},"modified":"2020-10-05T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:32:45","slug":"raphinha-joins-leeds-united-from-rennes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/05\/raphinha-joins-leeds-united-from-rennes\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphinha Joins Leeds United From Rennes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United<\/a> have completed the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=rennes\" target=\"_self\">Rennes<\/a> winger <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3423f250\/Raphael-Dias-Belloli\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raphinha<\/a>. The Brazilian youngster will join the club on a five-year contract until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old signed for Rennes from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=sporting+lisbon\" target=\"_self\">Sporting Lisbon<\/a> last year and has impressed in his first season at the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Raphinha Joins Leeds United<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeRaphinha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeRaphinha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CrlegrbE2n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CrlegrbE2n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1313229979799281664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Impressive Season With Rennes<\/h3>\n<p>Raphinha impressed during his first season at the club. Last season he scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/raphinha\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/411295\/plus\/0?saison=2019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five goals and got three assists<\/a> in 22 league appearances, and could have got even more if the French season hadn&#8217;t been cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He has also had an impressive start this season, getting two assists and scoring his first goal for the season as late as yesterday in Rennes&#8217; draw against Stade Reims.<\/p>\n<h3>Leeds Continue to Bolster Squad<\/h3>\n<p>The signing of the winger is Leeds&#8217; eighth major signing in this transfer window. After promotion to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> last season, the club has spent money to make sure they survive this season. These summer signings include <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1fb1c435\/Rodrigo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodrigo<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Valencia\" target=\"_self\">Valencia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bba30585\/Diego-Llorente?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diego Llorente<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Real+Sociedad\" target=\"_self\">Real Sociedad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ea6bc03a\/Robin-Koch?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robin Koch<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Freiburg\" target=\"_self\">Freiburg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6b625ac2\/Illan-Meslier?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illan Meslier<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Lorient\" target=\"_self\">Lorient<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/01962d0d\/Joe-Gelhardt?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Gelhardt<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Wigan\" target=\"_self\">Wigan Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have also made the permanent signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f13d02a6\/Helder-Costa?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helder Costa<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> after a successful loan deal last season, and have re-signed <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/aa849a12\/Jack-Harrison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Harrison<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> on a second successive loan spell after also being at the club last season.<\/p>\n<h3>Dan James Loan Move Unlikely<\/h3>\n<p>This signing now makes any sort of move for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c931d9f9\/Daniel-James?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel James<\/a> now unlikely. Marco Bielsa is said to really like the player and loan and permanent bids have been made this summer to bring James to Leeds. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are keen to keep the player and haven&#8217;t been interested in any bids coming from Leeds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Offers of loans and permanent transfers to Man Utd from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LUFC<\/a> for Dan James. Marcelo Bielsa really likes him and really wanted him but United not interested.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Stone (@sistoney67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistoney67\/status\/1313037750023737346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leeds have been interested in the player for a few years and almost signed the Welsh star in January 2019, when he was still a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=swansea\" target=\"_self\">Swansea City<\/a> player. However, the move failed as the clubs couldn&#8217;t agree terms and six months later the player signed for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"nWgPzjDKTXpHio09ns8g4A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1228891818\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nWgPzjDKTXpHio09ns8g4A',sig:'rE9w9AFANoUwyBoegqY_7BEn3oVZZjCxEGJWOjKu_5g=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228891818',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United have completed the signing of Rennes winger Raphinha. The Brazilian youngster will join the club on a five-year contract until 2025. The 23-year-old signed for Rennes from Sporting Lisbon last year and has impressed in his first season at the club. Raphinha Joins Leeds United &nbsp; \u270d\ufe0f #WelcomeRaphinha pic.twitter.com\/CrlegrbE2n \u2014 Leeds United (@LUFC) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3510,"featured_media":568629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6443,3,28],"tags":[3319,6685,1557,5715,3928,4889,240,122,40,6790,3498,6508,2804,1666,136],"class_list":["post-568379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ligue-1","category-leeds-united","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-daniel-james","tag-diego-llorente","tag-helder-costa","tag-illan-meslier","tag-jack-harrison","tag-joe-gelhardt","tag-leeds-united","tag-ligue-1","tag-premier-league","tag-raphinha","tag-rennes","tag-robin-koch","tag-rodrigo","tag-sporting-lisbon","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3510"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}