Leicester City showing interest in Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho

By Josh Barker


Published: June 13, 2021 7:06 pm

Last Updated: June 13, 2021 10:21 pm

With the summer transfer window now open, the future of Philippe Coutinho has once again emerged as a talking point.

Barcelona & Philippe Coutinho

Barcelona’s debt has long been well documented, with it reported earlier this year that their Brazilian midfielder could be one of the players moved on this summer to help ease the club’s financial woes.

Coutinho originally joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January of 2018, for a sum believed to be over £100m.

The South American was brought in using the money the Blaugrana had earned through the sale of Neymar.

However, Coutinho, along with the other attackers brought in since Neymar’s departure, has not come anywhere close to replicating the winger’s production.

After a fairly underwhelming first full season in Catalonia, Coutinho was loaned to FC Bayern Munich for the 2019/20 campaign.

The former Inter Milan man actually enjoyed a decent stint in Germany, but Bayern opted against making his move a permanent one.

This saw Coutinho back at Barca for the 2020/21 campaign. And the attacker, again, enjoyed a decent start to the term, scoring one and assisting two in his first three league appearances. However, he then ruptured his outer meniscus in January, and has been sidelined ever since.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – JUNE 14: Philippe Coutinho of Brazil in action during the Copa America Brazil 2019 group A match between Brazil and Bolivia at Morumbi Stadium on June 14, 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Coutinho to Leicester?

In turn, Barca now appear to be aiming to move the 29-year-old on once again.

As per Mundo Deportivo, Coutinho is one of the players who could potentially depart the Camp Nou this summer.

The Spanish outlet suggest that Leicester City are following the Brazilian, amid talk of a potential €20m bid.

It is added that Barcelona would welcome such a move, to help reduce their wage bill.

And though not mentioned in this report, it is worth noting that Barca will need to pay Liverpool another €20m, if Coutinho plays a further 10 games for the club – another factor in the Spanish club’s desire to sell him.

🧐 El FC Barcelona deberá pagar 20 millones de euros si Coutinho alcanza los 100 partidos de culé y va por los 90

✍ por @gbsanshttps://t.co/1xfllKlWqG

— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) March 20, 2021

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	38	51	86
2	Manchester United FC	38	29	74
3	Liverpool FC	38	26	69
4	Chelsea FC	38	22	67
5	Leicester City FC	38	18	66
6	West Ham United FC	38	15	65
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	23	62
8	Arsenal FC	38	16	61
9	Leeds United	38	8	59
10	Everton FC	38	-1	59
11	Aston Villa FC	38	9	55
12	Newcastle United FC	38	-16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	-16	45
14	Crystal Palace FC	38	-25	44
15	Southampton FC	38	-21	43
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	-6	41
17	Burnley FC	38	-22	39
18	Fulham FC	38	-26	28
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	-41	26
20	Sheffield United FC	38	-43	23

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Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	23
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	15
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	14
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	11
Bale, Gareth	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	12
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	11
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	10
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	9
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

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Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Raphinha	Leeds United	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	7
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	7

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