Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle United have ‘shown interest’ in Philippe Coutinho, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Bayern Munich, who currently have the Brazilian on loan, have decided against exercising the option to sign him on a permanent transfer.
Kia Joorabchian, the agent of the 27-year-old is looking for an accommodation for his client in the Premier League once his loan deal with the German club expires
That’s when the interest from Chelsea, the Gunners and the Magpies is mentioned, with the agent ‘moving’ to arrange a transfer.
Barca’s ‘desire and need’ is to sell the Brazilian before the end of this financial year and their idea is to cash in €80m from his transfer. However, it won’t be easy, especially during the global health crisis.
Barcelona allowed Coutinho to join Bayern for a loan fee of €8.5m and the Bundesliga winners had to cover his full wages.
For this summer, the Camp Nou side will ask for a loan fee of €10m and the club who end up signing the former Liverpool man will also have to cover his entire salary.
Newcastle are very much in the picture, and the Catalan media take their interest with full seriousness.
