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Barcelona are willing to sell Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho provided they get a good enough offer for him.
That is according to The Star who report that Barcelona are prepared to cut their losses on a player who they bought from Liverpool for £142 million less than 18 months ago, after acknowledging that he has failed to make the impact at the Camp Nou that was anticipated.
The player himself is also reported to have handed in a transfer request, which will alert the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, both of whom have been linked with a return to the Premier League for the 26-year old Brazilian international.
Whilst seen as a big blow to Liverpool at the time, the Anfield club in retrospect got the better off the deal from his sale, using the money raised to buy Virgil van Dijk and Allison Becker, two players instrumental in their progress to the Champions League final this year, as well as second place in the Premier League.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.