Barcelona are currently sitting at the top of the Premier League table and want to overthrow their rivals, Real Madrid as the European Champion. They are ready to resume their pursuit of Philippe Coutinho by launching a £140 million bid in January. The Brazilian is uncertain about his future with Liverpool after his failed transfer move to Barcelona in the summer. The Brazilian international was eager to move to the Catalan side after the exit of Neymar and compete for trophies in Europe.
But Barcelona decided to prioritize the signing of Ousmane Dembélé after facing heavy reluctance from Liverpool to sell the attacking midfielder. Coutinho had tried to accelerate the process by handing in a transfer request to the club authorities but was left in low spirits after the Reds rejected the 2 bids from Barcelona.
With a hardcore belief in his own talents, Coutinho has always taken the ambitious route in his career and succeeded. After failing to break into the first team of Inter Milan, he opted for a move away from the club. He chose Liverpool over Southampton and established himself as the best player for the side in the past 4 seasons.
He has appeared 195 times for the Merseyside club and scored on 51 occasions along with 44 assists. He has fallen behind Eden Hazard, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kanté in winning the PFA Player of the Year award in the last 3 seasons. Experts might tie this conundrum to the failure of winning the league by Liverpool in recent times.
Already well into the peak of his career, Coutinho is ready to play for a European superpower and start collecting silverware under his name. After Jurgen Klopp’s appointment as Liverpool manager, the Reds have consistently pushed for the league title with a return to the top 4 last season. However, they are still lowly stacked and are finding it hard to match the firepower of league leaders Manchester City.
Coutinho’s technical abilities and artistry with the ball made it inevitable that a call-up to a European powerhouse would come sooner rather than later. A move to Barcelona would be a perfect opportunity for the versatile attacking midfielder to link up with Lionel Messi and his former team-mate Luis Suarez in the final third.
They are currently dealing with the injury of Dembélé who is set to return sometime in the month of December. However, with an aging Andrés Iniesta and lack of quality from their recent signings, the Catalan side are looking for possible replacements for the near future.
