Messi983
Senior Member
Not buying this anymore, Barca would be stupid to agree to wait, it would leave us only half a day to find another target. Coutinho either is already a Barca player, or the deal is long dead.
I don't think we have any realistic backup plan if we don't get him. There are some name thrown out by media but don't think we'll go seriously after anyone of them or (more likely) that their clubs would sell. So I think it's either Coutinho (and possibly a younger player that was rumoured two days ago but who I think wouldn't be a part of our team next season if we buy him) or nothing.