BARCELONA – Barcelona are studying the feasibility of transferring Philippe Coutinho during the winter market that will open on January 1 and the final decision, in case of finding a club interested in buying him, must be in the hands of the winning candidate of the elections to be held on the 24th of the first month of 2021. the news, advanced by the newspaper ARA, was confirmed to ESPN by various sources, knowing some of the pre-candidates of the electoral process the intentions of the manager directed by Carles Tusquets.
Signed in January 2018 in Liverpool for 145 million euros (counting the fixed price plus the variables that the Barça club has already had to pay and which could reach 160), Coutinho maintains a contract with Barça until June 2023 , so for budgetary purposes a transfer should amount to at least 60 million not to account for losses … But economically the operation would have an immediate positive effect given the considerable savings it would mean for the salary, higher than 24 million gross, which has annually the Brazilian.
Tusquets, who a week after taking office already warned of the “problematic” economic situation of Barcelona and made it clear that only “if it is sold it can be bought in the transfer window”. The manager she directs has no power in accordance with the statutes to make executive decisions and although the situation is similar to what happened in 2015, when Barça signed under the command of interim president Ramon Adell to Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, those operations were carried out with the agreement of the then candidates and, also, with the condition that the president who won the elections could annul the operation. Which ultimately did not happen with Bartomeu’s victory.
Now it would be the winning candidate in the January 24 elections who would have to officially finalize Coutinho’s operation, and any other that could occur, once he takes command of the club. The decision, however, must have the final approval of Ronald Koeman.
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Back at the start of this season after his transfer to Bayern Munich, the Brazilian started the season with the label of essential in the plans of the Dutch coach and with a more than acceptable performance, who was cut off at the root after his injury during the Clásico against Real Madrid and from which he has not regained his sensations.
After three weeks out, his re-entry to the team did not meet expectations and both the emergence of Pedri, which surprised the most optimistic, and the financial needs of the club have placed Coutinho again on stage contemplating a possible transfer as one of the most feasible solutions in this difficult financial situation that the Barça entity is suffering from.