Premier League Clubs No Longer Interested in Philippe Coutinho

DBasia.news –  FC Barcelona is reportedly ready to sell their attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho. As reported from Sport-English,  Blaugrana was willing to sell the player, but there were no Premier League clubs interested in him.

Barcelona has been patiently waiting for the development of Coutinho’s performance who was purchased in January 2018 from Liverpool. The price is not cheap: £ 142 million. But until now, Barca did not get service according to the official price.

Ernesto Valverde, Barca coach, often plays him as a left-wing striker in 4-3-3 tactics and gives him the opportunity to show off. Nevertheless, his performance did not improve and the board of directors was considered to have been quite patient with him.

As a result, Barca have reached a decision to sell him to get income that can be spent on purchasing other players – plus reducing Coutinho’s large salary dependents.

Barcelona director and Coutinho’s agent, Kia Joorabchian and Giuliano Bertolucci, reportedly will soon meet to discuss the future of the 26-year-old player. Coutinho has recently been widely linked with Manchester United.

Joorabchian and Bertolucci are believed to have reached an agreement with United. However, the interest of the Red Devils to recruit them has recently declined. Likewise with other Premier League clubs.

Added by the AS, Premier League clubs are no longer interested in bringing the Vasco da Gama’s academy products as of his declining performance. Especially recently, Coutinho also played badly when the Brazilian national team was held to a 1-1 draw in Panama in the test match.

If Barcelona seriously wants to sell Coutinho, then they have great difficulty finding a club of interest at this time. The Copa America which will take place next June in Brazil will be an opportunity for Coutinho to find his best performance.

If Coutinho is called by Tite, the Brazilian national team coach, then play in the Copa America 2019, he must utulize the tournament as much as possible so that European clubs continue to be attracted to him – if Barca wants to let him go.