PSG to sign Barcelona target as 'revenge', Former Real Madrid player interested in Barca move, and more Barcelona transfer news: 30 January 2019

PSG manager Thomas Tuchel could beat Barcelona to sign a highly-rated player
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel could beat Barcelona to sign a highly-rated player

#3 Coutinho's Barcelona future

Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho

The future of former Liverpool player Philippe Coutinho has been quite uncertain, with the Brazilian not featuring as heavily as many expected. With new signings on the way, Coutinho may no longer be first choice and could head for the exit.

But Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has revealed that Barcelona aren't keen on selling him in the January transfer window, but that could change in the summer. “Barcelona don’t want to get rid of him now. That is the end of that obviously, that became very clear earlier in the transfer window.

“But there is a big but because the problem with Barcelona is they are increasing the wage list, having decreased it of course. But with the signing of De Jong, they’re trying to get Rabiot, they may have to get rid of some players.

“In fact De Jong was told by him coming in meant that two regulars were going to go. So in terms of Coutinho, they haven’t got to that stage where they have to push, or want to push, Coutinho out," said Balague.

Manchester United and Chelsea are rumoured to be interested in his signature, but it is a certainity that it will not happen in this transfer window.

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