Rumored with Man United, Valverde Asked Philippe Coutinho’s Consistency

DBasia.news – FC Barcelona signed Philippe Coutinho in January after Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). His name is still trending so far.

Eventually, he came to Camp Nou during the 2018 winter transfer market with 130 million euro fantastic transfer fee. After his first successful debut in bringing Barca won the LaLiga and Copa del Rey, this season, he is no longer the main choice and in five recent matches, just played as the starter twice.

The situation makes him rumored to the exit door. The former Liverpool player is claimed as the transfer list of Manchester United and might leave soon. Furthermore, Barca are ready to release him and use the budget to sign Neymar.

Tired of all the speculations about Coutinho, Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde speaks up.

“Throughout the season the games are happening, and in some games they are not so lucky. Coutinho has played great games with us and we hope he will continue to do so,” Valverde said cited by Mirror.

“Others will have to improve as we all have to improve, (but) I pay more attention to the things he does well. He has a lot of good things and we are going to try to take advantage of them. But it has to help us to take a step forward,” he added.

After becoming the starter and scored one goal when Barca got beaten by Levante in Copa del Rey, Coutinho might be the main choice in the match against Eibar, Monday (14/1).