Friends from the youth categories of the Brazilian national team, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho live a very important partnership in the Seleção, and were fundamental in the victories over Argentina and Peru.
According to the information from UOL Esporte, Neymar has been talking to Coutinho about the possibility of a transfer to Catalonia. At the same time, people close to the striker claim that he also talked about Coutinho with Barcelona, referring him and approving the transfer. The Spanish club has closely monitored the Liverpool player’s performances and they’re interested in signing him, but an official proposal is yet to be submitted. The expectation is that this doesn’t happen at least until January. In addition to the friendship off the field, the desire to have Coutinho at Barça goes through the integration in the last matches of the Seleção. In Coutinho, Neymar found an ideal partner to split the creativity in Brazil’s main attacks. In the Olympics, the Neymar suffered from the absence of a playmaker, and ended up moving to the sector in the final stretch. Acting more centralized and retreated, in a way different from what he usually does in Barça, he won the Olympic Gold.
Despite Neymar’s will, the arrival of Coutinho to Spain is considered difficult by the player’s entourage. The Liverpool midfielder’s contract was renewed precisely to shove off the interest from big European sides – the new agreement runs until 2020 and has no fixed release clause, so that the teams will need to reach an agreement with the English club. Coutinho is one of the main players of Liverpool and goes through a fantastic stage at Liverpool. Another factor that can affect the possibility of a transfer in the short term is the various options, bought with high investments, that Barcelona already have in their squad. In addition to Neymar, the midfielder would meet another friend and ex-partner in Luis Suárez. If the transfer does not advance, Coutinho and Neymar will only be on the field together again in March, for the Brazilian team, in the World Cup qualifiers.
Coach Jürgen Klopp said on Thursday that he is not worried about Barcelona’s interest in Coutinho. The idea of the German coach is to show to the group of players that Liverpool are a club where the players want to remain, despite the high figures that other teams intend to disburse. He said: “In my opinion, he feels very good here. We hope and we think his future will be here.”
Friends from the youth categories of the Brazilian national team, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho live a very important partnership in the Seleção, and were fundamental in the victories over Argentina and Peru.
According to the information from UOL Esporte, Neymar has been talking to Coutinho about the possibility of a transfer to Catalonia. At the same time, people close to the striker claim that he also talked about Coutinho with Barcelona, referring him and approving the transfer. The Spanish club has closely monitored the Liverpool player’s performances and they’re interested in signing him, but an official proposal is yet to be submitted. The expectation is that this doesn’t happen at least until January. In addition to the friendship off the field, the desire to have Coutinho at Barça goes through the integration in the last matches of the Seleção. In Coutinho, Neymar found an ideal partner to split the creativity in Brazil’s main attacks. In the Olympics, the Neymar suffered from the absence of a playmaker, and ended up moving to the sector in the final stretch. Acting more centralized and retreated, in a way different from what he usually does in Barça, he won the Olympic Gold.
Despite Neymar’s will, the arrival of Coutinho to Spain is considered difficult by the player’s entourage. The Liverpool midfielder’s contract was renewed precisely to shove off the interest from big European sides – the new agreement runs until 2020 and has no fixed release clause, so that the teams will need to reach an agreement with the English club. Coutinho is one of the main players of Liverpool and goes through a fantastic stage at Liverpool. Another factor that can affect the possibility of a transfer in the short term is the various options, bought with high investments, that Barcelona already have in their squad. In addition to Neymar, the midfielder would meet another friend and ex-partner in Luis Suárez. If the transfer does not advance, Coutinho and Neymar will only be on the field together again in March, for the Brazilian team, in the World Cup qualifiers.
Coach Jürgen Klopp said on Thursday that he is not worried about Barcelona’s interest in Coutinho. The idea of the German coach is to show to the group of players that Liverpool are a club where the players want to remain, despite the high figures that other teams intend to disburse. He said: “In my opinion, he feels very good here. We hope and we think his future will be here.”
