Inter and Barcelona have a secret plan for Rafinha
- Kaustubh Pandey(@Kaus_Pandey17)
The 24-year-old Rafinha had fallen out of favor at Barcelona and had struggled to establish himself as a regular after returning from a long-term injury. In an attempt to make himself a part of the Spanish side that will head to Russia for the FIFA World Cup later this year, Rafinha has now sealed a loan move to Inter Milan, where he would look to play more regular football.
Sport has learnt that the two clubs have reached an agreement for a compulsory purchase of the player, if Inter Milan qualify for the Champions League this season by finishing inside the top four. If that happens, the nerazzurri will pay Barcelona a fee in the region of 35 million euros to sign Rafinha permanently.
Neither of the clubs made this agreement public as they wanted to protect Inter from a possible violation on the financial fair play rulings of UEFA. There is also a clause in the contract which will see Inter pay 3 million euros more depending on Rafinha’s performances.