O Barcelona wants to hire a forward in the next transfer window. According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, the club aims to use Philippe Coutinho as a bargaining chip.
According to the publication, the Barça board went to Manchester and met with the two teams from the city. In both cases, the Brazilian midfielder was speculated on an eventual exchange.
The interaction with the City is related to two players: Ferran Torres and Raheem Sterling. The first one, by the way, already showed interest on signing with the Catalan team. The conversation with the United had as key issue Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani, who are not full-time holders of the Red Devils.
Despite Barça’s proposal, English clubs have no intention of involving athletes in the negotiations. In this way, aim for a monetary amount. You Citizens, for example, speculate that Torres should be sold for around 80 million euros (R$509.5 million). This is an amount that the Spanish team does not intend to pay.
Facing financial difficulties, Barcelona wants to reduce the squad’s payroll. Owner of the highest salary on the team, Coutinho lost space after the arrival of coach and idol Xavi Hernández. Despite this, he scored the last goal in the victory over the Villarreal by 3 a 1.
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