Barça Raphinha Thrives as Forward

With uncertainty surrounding the arrival of a traditional striker to replace Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres (who combined for 40 goals last season), Hansi Flick has improvised by converting Raphinha into a center forward position. turconews.click

The reconverted winger has quickly adapted to his new role, demonstrating tactical prowess with three goals in the opening two rounds of LaLiga 2026-27, proving his effectiveness in the system despite not being a natural '9'.