Report: £55m player who rejected Chelsea in the summer seriously worrying staff at his new club

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Reports from Spain have claimed that Barcelona are concerned that they have not yet seen the best out of Raphinha this season.

According to AS, the Catalan club are left scratching their head that the Brazilian’s performances on matchday are not living up to their expectations.

The winger looked set to join Chelsea this summer, after the Blues agreed a fee for him with his prior club Leeds United.

However, Raphinha’s insistence on moving to the La Liga side saw him stall on the offer for multiple days.

This left Barcelona able to build up the money necessary to secure the £55m signing.

Things have not worked out as well as he would’ve liked so far. Xavi’s side have already been dumped out of the Champions League with a game to spare in the competition.

Raphinha worrying Barcelona

Raphinha in particular has come in for criticism during those games, with him looking out of his depth in some of the biggest games in the competition.

AS have now claimed that staff at the Nou Camp are struggling to work out how to maximise the abilities of the winger, with him now losing his place as a regular starter to Ousmane Dembele and Ansu Fati.

The Blues were looking to form a front three with Raphinha and Raheem Sterling flanking a recognised striker for this season.

However, things couldn’t look further from that right now at Stamford Bridge.

Sterling has been utilised as a wing-back in recent weeks, although he has since claimed he is looking for more playing time as a winger.

Graham Potter is still looking to nail down his starting team and system, especially in the face of a dry spell of goals.

While Raphinha is looking for his best form, plenty at Stamford Bridge are still looking to do the same.