Barcelona ‘are DESPERATE to sell Philippe Coutinho because they will have to pay Liverpool another £18m in fees if he plays 10 more games’, with his total price reaching a staggering £142m
- Philippe Coutinho joined Barcelona in 2018 for a fee that could rise to £142m
- Liverpool will be owed another £18million if he plays 10 more games for Catalans
- Barcelona are in financial turmoil and want Coutinho off their books in January
- Club have been battered by financial impact of coronavirus crisis this year
Barcelona are desperate to sell Philippe Coutinho with Liverpool in line for another £18million if he plays another 10 games with the Spanish club.
Coutinho joined Barcelona from the Reds in 2018 for a fee that could eventually rise to £142m, but the Catalan club want to get rid of him before that can happen.
According to Sport, Barcelona Coutinho off their books as soon as possible as if he reaches 100 games, a clause will be triggered to pay Liverpool £18m.
Philippe Coutinho has a clause in his contract that could see Liverpool paid £18million
Ronald Koeman may want to play the Brazilian but the club are keen to have him off the books
Coutinho has currently played 90 official matches for the club and was thought of by Ronald Koeman as a key man in his evolution of the team.
The Brazilian playmaker has featured 12 times in all competitions this season but also struggled with injury.
Barcelona are struggling financially, having been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and a massive squad wage bill, not bolstered by fans attending games.
The former Liverpool man joined Barcelona back in 2018 in a deal that could rise to £142m
Coutinho would have already reached 100 games for the team had he not been loaned out to Bayern Munich, who he helped win the Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League last season.
The new club president will be elected by the end of January but by that time, Coutinho could have already played the 10 extra games needed to activate the expensive clause.
