Arsenal leading the race to sign €60m-rated Brazil international
Blaugrana are prioritising the sale of Philippe Coutinho and are ramping up negotiations with the London giants as they look to raise funds to make summer additions of their own, according to reports.
Barcelona have been hit hard by the covid crisis and need to sell before they can buy, with Brazil international, who spent last campaign on loan at Allianz Arena, attracting much interest after the Bavarians declined to make the move permanent.
Gunners have already started negotiations with both Blaugrana and Philippe’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, with the head of football Raul Sanllehi driving the agreement. Now the Catalan giants want to offload Coutinho as quickly as possible and are prioritising his sale.
La Liga giants had initially felt the transfer market would be dominated by swap deals this summer but that has not proved to be the case, and they are looking to secure a straight cash deal for the 28-year-old playmaker so they can begin adding footballers themselves.
Gunners are said to be very keen to bring the Brazilian playmaker back to the PL and there is a willingness from all sides to get the deal done. Arsenal are the clear frontrunner to land the Brazilian playmaker and negotiations are progressing well, though Blaugrana have not closed the door to other teams from entering the bidding.
The Spanish club are looking to secure a quick deal, though the 28-year-old playmaker may have other ideas and is keen to focus on Bayern Munich’s Champions League season which could last for another two-and-a-half-week before thinking about a transfer.
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