Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham are all keen on signing Barcelona attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho if Bayern Munich don’t exercise their right to sign him permanently next summer, according to Mundo Deportivo.
The Brazilian international has performed well in Germany, having scored seven goals and provided seven assists in 22 appearances during his loan spell, but Barca will look to offload him if Bayern don’t trigger their purchase option.
A €100m (£86m) asking price has been set for Coutinho, and most Chelsea supporters on Twitter think he could well be worth the price tag if he becomes available:
£86m on Coutinho is no brainer
— Segun_Taiwo (@tayesegun30) December 26, 2019
I still prefer him to Zaha.
— ?hony_ciko (@cikojr1020) December 26, 2019
I would sign him all day he would be a solution to all our attacking and scoring problems
— Màrtîn (@MartinMutaka) December 26, 2019
Better than Zaha.
— TimoWernerSZN (@Richardpaul06) December 26, 2019
I WANT SANCHO FFS
— JRobo17 (@JRobo17) December 26, 2019
Sign him I beg
— Jack (@_ftbljack_) December 26, 2019
Sign him this Jan please
— Màrtîn (@MartinMutaka) December 26, 2019
Better than Zaha deal
— Mr Nice Guy (@AdonisMuzenda) December 26, 2019
I endorse.
— #ZLATAN (@AkinxoZlatan) December 26, 2019
Absolute bargain. Sign. Him. Up.
— Ben? (@RealBenGill) December 26, 2019
The former Liverpool star would certainly add creativity to Frank Lampard’s side, but the 27-year-old is still more likely than not to stay at Bayern. He has started 16 times this campaign and is a key part of the Bundesliga club’s first team.
However things could change between now and the end of the season for Coutinho, and Chelsea will probably be keeping an eye on developments.
