Raphinha joins up with Barcelona squad: Will Brazilian face Birmingham in Friday's pre-season clash?

Raphinha has linked up with the Barcelona squad successful England up of the Catalan outfit's 2 pre-season matches against Birmingham City and Preston North End.

Barcelona opened their preparations for the caller run with a 4-1 occurrence implicit CE Europa, and Hansi Flick's broadside are presently preparing for Friday's clash with Birmingham.

Raphinha has present linked up with the squad successful England, with the guardant recovering from the thigh wounded that helium suffered portion representing Brazil during the 2026 World Cup.

However, determination is nary certainty regarding his engagement successful either lucifer against Birmingham oregon Preston, with Barcelona apt to beryllium cautious erstwhile it comes to his recovery.

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Raphinha links up with Barcelona squad

As it stands, a spot successful the squad against Birmingham is seen arsenic precise difficult, portion it is pugnacious to ideate him featuring against Preston connected August 3.

Raphinha scored 21 goals and registered 8 assists successful 33 appearances for Barcelona during the 2025-26 campaign, including 13 goals and 3 assists successful 22 La Liga matches.

The Brazilian had a disappointing World Cup, though, lone making 2 appearances astatine the contention earlier suffering an injury.

Raphinha was backmost connected the seat against Norway successful Brazil's last-16 clash, but helium was not used.

Barcelona will besides instrumentality connected Nottingham Forest and Udinese arsenic portion of their preparations for the caller play earlier rounding disconnected their pre-season against Al Ahly connected August 19.

Barcelona volition look Birmingham successful Friday's pre-season clash

The Catalan broadside are expected to manus a debut to Karim Adeyemi successful the lucifer against Birmingham, with the guardant arriving from Borussia Dortmund this summer.

However, Anthony Gordon, who has besides joined this summer, represented England astatine the 2026 World Cup, and the ex-Newcastle United attacker is not with the squad.

Ferran Torres, Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Pedri and Lamine Yamal are each connected a post-World Cup interruption aft helping Spain to triumph successful the tournament, with those 8 not progressive successful the England grooming camp.