7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[BarçaBarça]

If he is coming as our replacement for Neymar, I will be extremely disappointed. If he is the midfield signing that Barto promised and Dembele also comes, then it's something completely different. That would be a really good transfer window.

Only thing I don't like is the rumoured price. Way too much with 100M plus variables.

100M would be cheap even before everyone knew we had 222 to spend. They risk pissing of Kopp, why not demand 150?

 

[Ghostmaster]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Oliver__Bond/status/893488245337726976

Hmmm

He missed a trainging today as well.

Appearantly Lallana is injured for couple of months, Coutinho probably has minor injury as well.

 

[George_Costanza]

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[NeyMesSis]

lallana out for 4 months..doubt they let coutinho leave

 

[khaled_a_d]

He had minor injury from what I read

 

[springfield]

100M would be cheap even before everyone knew we had 222 to spend. They risk pissing of Kopp, why not demand 150?

Well if klopp is getting pissed off then a good thing is Barça doesn't have to negotiate with him.

 

[xavi_the_Boss]

It´s happening!!!!!

 

[blaugrana1987]

No, this is definitely happening.

 

[Vilarrubi]

Not sure how I feel about this. Are we signing him to replace Iniesta or Neymar?? I think he can eventually replace Iniesta as our creative midfielder. Still want Dembele to replace Neymar.

Coutinho for Iniesta is perfect, I believe this will be Iniesta's last season and like last season he won't play as many games as usual but this time we have a world class player in Coutinho to replace him if all goes well.

Dembele for Neymar puts us in a good position.

My guess is Rakitic will get his place back in the starting 11, hopefully with much less rotations as last season.

 

[Thiago10]

Would be a great start! Finally we have a player who can actually shoot from distance as well (besides Messi). Now let's get Dembele, a CM, maybe even Inigo (I guess Valverde has a valid reason to get him, maybe we'll play in a 343 now and then) and we're set!

I was wondering though, if we do get both Coutinho and Dembele, do you guys think Valverde will use a 433? Or 4231?

Dembele - Suarez - Messi
Coutinho - Busi - CM

or this:

Suarez
Coutinho - Messi - Dembele

 

[BigBarcaBoy]

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Has a.minor back injury but was at the training ground today

 

[xxxxxx]

No chance of getting Coutinho now.

 

[Thiago10]

ffs, why does Lallana have to get injured now..

 

[Zincubus]

ffs, why does Lallana have to get injured now..

Yep , he's out till Christmas apparently so I reckon that scuppers Couthinho's transfer -now to be honest .

 

[Garrus]

It depends on how far are we in the negotiations, There is a certain point, Where even such an injury can't stop the transfer, We'll see.