Braithwaite signed for Barcelona from Leganes in February after the Spanish champions were granted an emergency exception to sign him outside of a transfer window because Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for six months after surgery to treat a ruptured hamstring.
Despite many suggesting that the signing of the 28-year-old is just a short-term move due to the Catalans’ paucity of attacking options, Braithwaite has revealed he does not see the move as a flash in the pan and insists he is planning to stay beyond his current deal.
“I am sure I am going to stay even more than four-and-a-half years that’s how I see it in my head,” the former Toulouse man told ESPN.
“Right now, I just want to go and play and enjoy and win titles with this team because that’s what I am here to do.”
“For me, at Barcelona, one of the goals is to be able to say I played in one of the best Barca teams in a generation.”
“I want people to be able to look back at the team I played in and say yeah, that was one of the best teams there have been in Barca’s history.”
“That’s a huge motivation for me and it comes with a lot of hard work, but I am willing to put in the work. I am just excited.”
