Coutinho has been linked with several clubs this summer as he seems to end his stay at Barcelona PSG and Bayern Munich have shown interest, and the Brazilian is thought to be on his way to one of this clubs is in a hurry to negotiate the departure of the Brazilian midfielder from the Catalan club.
GiulianoBertolucci,
one of Philippe Coutinho’s representatives, was spotted on Wednesday morning in
Barcelona. It is understood, that Bertolucci traveled exclusively to try to
resolve the situation of the Brazilian midfielderthis week.
Before
arriving in Spain, the Italian agent, partner of Kia Joorabchian, was in Paris
engaging in conversations with Paris Saint-Germain which is one of the clubs
interested in the former Liverpool player.
The
future of Coutinho, however, is Bertolucci’s great concern at this time. Today,
there are two possibilities for the South American player who won the Copa
America with Brazil in the summer.
He could
accept to be part of the player plus cash payment of the signing ofNeymar from
PSG.The 27 year old could also make a direct transfer to the French club that
does not include Neymar’s departure.
He also
has the option of moving to Bayern Munich if the Germanchampion could reach a loandeal
fromBarcelona with a purchase option.
Offloading
Philippe Coutinho as soon as possible is one of the main priorities of
Barcelona, withrumours
saying that the club is ready to loan the player for free.
In addition to the fact that Ernesto Valverde needs space in his workforce due to the arrival of Antoine Griezmann , the Brazilian has one of the highest salaries in the team: as he receives around 11 million euros per season.
Coutinho
was seen as the heir to Xavi in the Barcelona midfield but has failed to
justify the big money transfer that Barcelona invested in his signing. He was signed by the Catalan club in January 2018 for 160
million euros and his contract runs
until June 2023.
