Barcelona make Coutinho decision amid Manchester United and Chelsea links

Since making his €142 million move from Liverpool to Barcelona last year, Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a return to Premier League. Several clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea and PSG are in the line to sign the player. Liverpool have also been mentioned as suitors to re-sign their former star, amid claims that Barcelona will look to sell the Brazilian back to the Reds for a fee of €100m. La Liga expert Guillem Balague has claimed that Barcelona have no intention of selling Coutinho. “We expected much more, the fans did, Barcelona did,” he said on the Guillem Balague Transfer Show. (via TEAMtalk) “Right now he seems like a very shy player who is not making a big enough impact into games. “Even though he’s given the opportunity to grow and I’m sure at some point he will certainly improve. “But linked to that and the fact that he’s not starting the big games and not starting every game, there are stories that come out in the English press, not the Spanish press, saying Manchester United one day and Chelsea the next. “It would be easy to guess where those stories come from. Perhaps from the same people that actually went to Barcelona and said ‘what’s happening here?’ Those are the representatives of Coutinho trying to put pressure to Barcelona. “Barcelona have got no intention to get rid of Coutinho. We will see if this lack of impact continues down the line but right now Coutinho’s important to Barcelona, very important. “Because they feel that he adds quality even though they realise that he’s not the midfielder that they thought they were getting. I always said he’s a forward and as such it’s where he’s going to play for Barcelona.  But do not believe right now the stories that put him out of Barcelona.”

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