Posted November 13, 2021 at 9:30 am by BC
While it does not appear to fit into Xavi's plans, Philippe Coutinho could be the subject of a Newcastle offensive as early as January.
In great difficulty at FC Barcelona , Philippe Coutinho could quickly take the door. Indeed, while Ronald Koeman seemed to want to revive the Brazilian international, Xavi would see things differently and would be ready to let him go at the next winter transfer window. According to the Spanish press, Coutinho is indeed on the unwanted list of the new Blaugrana manager, although it will not be easy to find him a base in January. However, Newcastle could come to the aid of FC Barcelona .
Newcastle forced to recruit from abroad?
As Eurosport UK explains, Newcastle may be forced to shop outside of England. Indeed, many Premier League clubs would still take a dim view of the takeover of Newcastle by the Saudi Arabia Sovereign Fund and would thus refuse to negotiate with the new management during the next transfer window so as not to strengthen the workforce of the Magpies. According to Eurosport UK, this situation could undermine the files Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) or even Dele Alli (Tottenham), but relaunch on the contrary the tracks Ramsey (Juventus) and Coutinho (Barcelona), which could be the subject of a loan. Something to arrange Xavi .