Maninho’s tears and Taia’s joy at Raphinha’s performance

raphinha He lived his first day as a Barça footballer surrounded by many relatives. His wife, Natalie Rodriguesa young 23 -year -old influencer she married in February, known on social media as Taya, recorded everything using his mobile and published his specific report on an Instagram Stories. He enjoyed that moment with joy and a wide smile.

Tears streamed down his father’s face, raphaellike a former Barça footballer, but with an artistic nickname, Maninho, as he was known for his role as a percussionist in the Samba Tri pago group. His eagerness is justified. He is the connection in between Ronaldinho Y raphinha.

They knew each other from the Restinga neighborhood, in Porto Alegre, when one started with music and the other with soccer. The Barça crack between 2003 and 2008 was the godfather of the group, who visited him on several occasions in Barcelona during that time. raphinha He doesn’t fall into the cliché when he says he’s been a Barcelona fan since he was a kid. He was born in 1996 and grew up seeing the wonders of Ronnie, not only on television, but also in private on dates with friends. When raphinha began to stand on the ball, Maninho He always wanted him to dress up as a Barça player to relive the memorable years he met Ronaldinho.

The mother was also there, proud of the son, two brothers, a sister-in-law, relatives of her husband and yes, the cousin who also served as a ‘double’ at the airport to mislead the press.

I did not miss decoration, his agent, a Barça legend, a contemporary of Ronaldinho, who kept cool as a businessman. Nothing has been easy in this negotiation and to prove it, a piece of information from The Athletic UK: Leeds includes a penalty clause of 12 million in case Barça are delayed by a certain deadline in paying the agreed amounts. In England they know Barça’s economic difficulties, it’s clear.