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Philippe Coutinho extends his stay in Germany
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Bayern Munich is already beginning to focus on the Champions League after winning the eighth straight league title. So one of the first moves he plans to make is to secure himself with the services of Philippe Coutinho.
Philippe Coutinho is back in Germany and that is why the player who still belongs to Barcelona began training with his current team. Coutinho entered on Wednesday under coach Hans Flick as they prepare for the match against Wolfsburg who have already secured a place in the Europa League. In this last date of the German league, an alternate Bayern is expected and Coutinho may be an option since he had not played in a match since March 8 when he faced Augsburg. Since then, the former Liverpool has been away from the courts due to an injury to his right ankle.
It would not be unreasonable either, depending on the level and evolution of the player, that he could be an option for the Bavarian team in the final of the German Cup on July 4 in Berlin. In order to be part of that party, you will have to wait for factors that are out of your control right now.
The great question
Coutinho’s loan ended on June 30 and the probability of returning to a team in which he has no place is a reality. In the short term, Bayern knew that the former Vasco da Gama could give him another option from the bench in a Champions League game, especially with five changes to be used. This is the reason why the Teutonic table asked for an extension for just this reason.
Now the big question one can analyze is whether Coutinho could be in the plans for Flick and Bayern’s management in the long term. The request for an extension to the loan until the end of August has been made and a response is expected from the Blaugrana entity.
Barcelona’s financial situation does not lend itself to a stay that risks injury. Barcelona needs to make cash and sell to raise at least € 80 million in order to get reinforcements for next season. So the option for Bayern would be to buy Coutinho for € 80 million. Medium is one of the names mentioned in addition to Arthur to go to another league.
In the case of Arthur, everything indicates that he is going to Juventus. While Barcelona believes that Coutinho could end up again in England.
Bayern offered a sixth of that price and was looking for someone to pay his salary. Although Bayern believes it is an offensive option, Coutinho did not perform consistently throughout the season and was a player who was unable to enter the starting 11th regularly.
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