Raphinha’s start to the new season has been sensational, and the Barcelona captain is quite simply in the form of his life.

Playing as a striker for the first time in his career, the Barcelona star has been unstoppable in front of goal and is one of, if not the best player on the planet.

With his brilliant form and massive importance in Hansi Flick’s system come the inevitable talks of a contract renewal, and the player is open to continuing at the club.

As reported by AS , however, one major constraint stands between him and his renewal.

When Raphinha signed for Barcelona, his agent was Deco, and a lot has changed since then, with the club legend now being the sporting director.

The captain will stay at the club for longer. (Photo by Judit Cartiel/Getty Images)

Deco stopped representing Raphinha after a conflict of interest arose, and the player has been without an agent ever since. Now pushing for a renewal, he requires a representative to close the matter for him.

The Spanish outlet confirms that Raphinha is currently in the process of appointing a trusted agent at the moment and that the name of his new representative will be announced in the coming days.