Newcastle United have made an offer for former Leeds United winger Raphinha but Barcelona are demanding more, according to reports in Spain.
The Magpies could be faced with a challenging summer in the transfer market as they look to keep up their ambitions of being one of the best teams in Europe while looking to avoid falling foul of the financial rules.
and the Magpies, who are determined to hang on to their biggest names, will have to negotiate a balancing act as they go about the latest phase of their recruitment drive.
Will Newcastle have to sell star players this summer?
Newcastle CEO Darren Eales admitted earlier this year that the Magpies could have to sell some of their star players to reinvest back into the squad.
Eales said: On any player, a…