If someone comes in and says we’ll take him off your hands and we’ll pay a huge fee, they’d say yes in a heartbeat
Sid Lowe on Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho
Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with a move to bring Coutinho back to the Premier League.
Lowe says Barcelona may find it hard to find a club who will match their asking price.
But he claims they will snap the hands off of any team that is willing to pay it.
“Well look, Coutinho in a way his situation is slightly clearer than [Griezmann and Neymar],” Lowe said.
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Sid Lowe says Barcelona will sell Philippe Coutinho for the right price (Image: ESPN/GETTY)
Lowe says Barcelona will struggle to find a club that will match the asking price for Coutinho (Image: ESPN)
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“This is a player that Barcelona recognise hasn’t succeeded.
“A player that they believe they can get good money for and therefore help to finance deals for other players.
“But of course, there’s a difference between believing that you can get a good deal for a player and then actually finding a club that will do this.
“And certainly, you’ve paid close to €150m for Coutinho, once all the objectives have been put into place.
Philippe Coutinho has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
“You’re not going to find someone to pay that kind of money for him now.
“Now obviously you then can decide ‘do we take a hit? How much of a hit? Is losing his wages from our budget a good thing as well?’. The answer of course there is yes.
“But I think it’s harder to make this happen than they think.
“But Barcelona right now, if someone comes in and says we’ll take him off your hands and we’ll pay a huge fee, they’d say yes in a heartbeat.”