The broken meniscus of Philippe Coutinho (28 years old) last December against Eibar separated him from the pitch for the rest of the season. The Brazilian was able to play his last minutes at FC Barcelona against the gunsmith team, since he is one of the main players who have to leave the club to balance accounts and reduce the salary mass.
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Coutinho is the third player on the squad who receives the most money at the end of the season, only behind Leo Messi and Antoine Griezzmann. This unsustainable situation has caused Barça to want to find a way out for the Brazilian player, who has seen his relevance to the squad relegated to a residual role, losing his starting position.
Mikel Arteta interested in the midfielder
Despite Philippe Coutinho’s poor performance as a Barça player, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would be interested in the incorporation of the former Liverpool player, according to the British newspaper. Daily Star. The Spanish coach would greatly help the financial health of the Barça team, which is desperately trying to clean up some accounts that do not add up.
The approach of Arsenal by the carioca has not liked Nigel Winterburn, former player gunner. The former British footballer has pointed in statements to Goal that if it were up to him, he would not go for a player like the Brazilian, as there are already many young people in the team who could perform at the same level. The only viable option for Nigel Winterburn would be to sign Philippe Coutinho under satisfactory financial conditions for the club. Anyway, the three-time English champion with Arsenal thinks that the best version of Philippe Coutinho was the sight in Liverpool, and that since then the Brazilian has not convinced.
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