After a start of ups and downs at Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho reached a positive regularity in the final stretch of the current season. He grew in recent games and now comes to the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, curiously where he lived the best phase of his career, as one of the main names of the Blaugrana team.
During his most difficult period in Barça , when he frequently lived with the bench and criticism from fans and journalists, the midfielder had strong support from his family, who is adapted and happy in Spain, and mainly from the group. That affection was always seen as a determining point in the desire of the Brazilian to stay in the club for which he struggled so much to represent.
Coutinho, as confirmed by Goal, is determined to reach a higher level in Spanish football next season, even more so now that he has the great opportunity to place a first European title in his curriculum. Despite being constantly targeted as a target of interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and PSG, he does not want to be traded .
The remarkable increase in production of number 7 has been accompanied with considerable attention by the management of Barcelona, which, until recently, was considering a negotiation in the European summer market. Today, however, the scenario changed a bit. Many internally defend the permanence of the player that cost 135 million euros at the beginning of 2018 .
A possible transfer now of Coutinho, in addition to discrediting the efforts made by Ernesto Valverde, is very debatable, especially on the financial side. It is unlikely that any club is willing to pay more than 100 million euros for the 26 year old Brazilian.
With a contract valid until June 2023, Philippe Coutinho already won four domestic titles with the Barça jersey : two Leagues (2017-18 and 2018-19), a Copa del Rey (2017-18) and a Supercopa (2018). In total, he played 72 official matches and scored 21 goals.
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