Raphinha’s wife has rejected talk that her husband is considering a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia to ease his family’s financial difficulties.
Vampeta made the claim in a podcast which was swiftly rejected by Raphinha’s cousin.
Natalia Rodrigues has now had her say and made it pretty clear that money is really not a problem for the family.
“Honestly, I think it’s absurd that I have to talk about my financial life. If we were earning just 10% of what Raphinha earns right now, we’d already be incredibly
blessed,” she todl Daily do Garotinho.
“I see no need to expose this on my social media, because I’m fully aware of the social reality we live in. If I made a post saying: ‘Look, I’m not poor, I’m still rich,’ they’d call me classless.
“I thought the story would die down, but these rumors have already reached Spain, and everyone thinks we’re struggling.”
Raphinha, meanwhile, is currently focusing on trying to recover from injury in time to feature again for Brazil at World Cup 2026.
