Will Philippe Coutinho stay with FC Barcelona or will the offensive player move on this summer? Obviously, one is prepared to say goodbye.
Philippe Coutinho should obviously leave FC Barcelona and could move to Olympique Marseille. A report of the The team According to the French Ligue 1 club is looking for sponsors who could make the transfer possible.
The 29-year-old offensive all-rounder is said to earn over 20 million euros per year at FC Barcelona. His contract runs until 2023. According to the sport, in addition to Marseille, Leicester City and the two Milanese clubs AC and Inter should be interested in Coutinho.
Marseille has already spent around 40 million euros on newcomers in this transfer number. The central midfielder Gerson (24) from Flamengo Rio de Janeiro came for 25 million euros, for eleven million central defender Leonardo Balerdi from Borussia Dortmund (22, previously loaned) and for three million left winger Konrad de la Fuente (19) from FC Barcelona B. In addition, OM loaned the former Hertha BSC player Matteo Guendouzi (22) from his home club Arsenal.
FC Barcelona need money for extra time with Messi
Barca absolutely need to free up financial resources for a contract extension with Lionel Messi (34). Not only could Coutinho be sold for this, but Samuel Umtiti, Miralem Pjanic and Martin Braithwaite are also considered sales candidates.
After his loan to FC Bayern, Coutinho returned to Barcelona last summer but missed large parts of the season with a knee injury. Coutinho completed his rehab in his Brazilian homeland. On Monday he started training in Barcelona.
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