Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho looks set to leave the Nou Camp this summer, having failed to impress since joining the La Liga outfit since his £142m move from Liverpool in January 2018.
Coutinho has supposedly been made surplus to requirements as Barca are cash strapped in the current financial climate and will need to offload high earning players in the squad.
Everton are the favourites to sign the Brazilian this summer and are priced at 1/1 to do so.
The Toffees noticeably need more creativity and flair in their side if they are to reach their aspirations of being a club that persistently targets European football on a regular basis, as they have scored 45 goals in 33 league matches, meaning that they are the 11th top scorers in the division.
With Barcelona looking to sell under the current financial climate, there are rumours circulating that Coutinho could move to Everton for £35m, which in today’s market would be a very good move from the Toffees if the 28-year-old Brazilian can represent any sort of form alike that which spectators saw at Anfield when he was playing for Liverpool.
Arsenal are also rumoured to be interested in the Barcelona midfielder. At present, it looks as though Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard’s future at the Emirates Stadium could be in the balance, as Real Madrid are looking at keeping the 22-year-old at the club, as part of their long-term future.
Odegaard’s return would open up a possibility for Coutinho to join the Gunners, as they would be in the same predicament that they were at the start of the season when they excluded Mesut Ozil from their squad which essentially meant that they had no creativity through the middle of the pitch, leading to them going on a run of 1 win in nine Premier League games before Christmas.
Coutinho is priced at 12/1 to move to Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
Leicester City have also been linked with Coutinho, in a move that would see Brendan Rodgers be reunited with the Brazilian.
The Foxes are having another outstanding season and will be looking to make further improvements to what is already a very talented squad at the King Power Stadium. Coutinho would give the Foxes a lot more depth in quality and his addition could allow them to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation either on the left-hand side or in behind the striker, meaning that Rodgers’ side would be more flexible in terms of tactics.
Leicester are priced at 14/1 to take Coutinho the King Power Stadium this summer.
The final list of clubs on this list to sign the Brazilian is his former club, Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp’s side may be looking for more creativity in their midfield, as the Anfield club have often struggled for goals throughout this season, as they have found the back of the net 55 times in the league, which is significantly less than the 85 they managed last campaign.
Coutinho would add spark and flair to Liverpool’s midfield three, like that which they haven’t seen since the Brazilian left for Barcelona in 2018. In the 2016/17 season, the 28-year-old managed 13 goals and seven assists for Liverpool, hence why they are interested in bringing the Barcelona man back to Anfield.
Coutinho is priced at 14/1 to make a return to Liverpool in the upcoming transfer window.
