Philippe Coutinho: Barcelona place €120m price tag amid swap deal for Neymar
- Philippe Coutinho has been continuously linked with a move out of Barcelona this summer
- Reports claim that a swap deal involving Coutinho and Dembele will be used to fund Neymar's transfer
- Barcelona have reportedly slammed a massive €120m price tag on the Brazilian international
Philippe Coutinho has been made available by Barcelona for a fee of €120million which would incure a loss of €15m.
The Brazilian international and Ousmane Demeble are players likely to be sold to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou.
Despite paying €120m plus €15m in add-ons to date for Coutinho since his arrival from Liverpool last year, Barca are ready not make profit from the attacker's sale, according to reports in Spain.
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The 27-year-old has failed to live up to the billing since his big money move and admitted recently that his future lies away from the club.
But a return to his former club Liverpool by has been ruled out by Jurgen Klopp and the former Inter Milan star will neither join Chelsea or Manchester United.
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Klopp told ESPN: "In general, Phil Coutinho helps each team in the world, still – 100 per cent.
"It’s not about that. I like Phil, I think he’s a fantastic footballer and all that stuff, but it would be a big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big-money signing and it’s not our year for that.
"It's just not possible. As I said, having him would make each team better – us included – but I really hope that he finds his luck at Barcelona.
"Or maybe he found it there. We have contact, but not that close contact that I know exactly how he is doing, but the rest is only newspaper talk and stuff like that."
Coutinho is likely to join Paris Saint-Germain, perhaps in a player-plus-cash deal for Neymar who is desperate to return to Spain.
Neymar has told the French club he wants to leave this summer and they have reluctantly agreed, but the Ligue 1 champions are looking to recoup the €200m fee they paid Barcelona in 2017.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Neymar has reportedly sent a save our soul (SOS) call to Manchester United as he desperately wants to leave French side, Paris Saint-Germain.
But United's failure to qualify into the Champions League could hinder the Brazilian from joining the Premier League club this summer.
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