Philippe Coutinho is Getting Closer to Barcelona’s Exit Way

DBasia.news –  Neymar’s departure from Camp Nou in 2017 was replaced by the presence of his compatriot, Philippe Coutinho, who was brought in for 130 million euros from Liverpool.

Although in his inaugural season he successfully helped Barca win the La Liga trophy and the Copa del Rey, now in the 2018/19 season, Coutinho is no longer the main choice of Ernesto Valverde and more often starts the match on the substitute bench.

Lastly, when his team was held to a goalless draw by Olympique Lyon in the first leg of the last 16 Champions League, he also entered in the 67th minute to replace Ousmane Dembele.

Although the club has several times confirmed that they did not have a plan to release Coutinho, a different thing was conveyed by one of Manchester United’s legends, Andy Cole. According to him, Barcelona will soon sell the player who also had a career in Italy with Inter Milan.

“Barcelona has already spent that much money for Philippe Coutinho, you certainly have the expectation to see him every week. Still, if you look at the current situation, the club seems ready to release the player, especially if you get a suitable offer,” Cole said reported by the Mirror.

“Barca will also not find any difficulty in finding a replacement, what is in Coutinho, everything is in Ousmane Dembele. He is a very special player,” added the man who defended United in 1995 to 2001.

The opportunity to see Coutinho leave Camp Nou seems impossible, because he also reportedly had begun to consider his future at Barcelona and did not close the opportunity to leave if he does not return to the starting XI.

The player whose full name is Philippe Coutinho Correia also seems to have no trouble finding a new club, because two top teams of the Premier League, Manchester United and Chelsea were rumored to be ready to compete for him.