“Coutinho is not a Barcelona player” – former Liverpool star set for Camp Nou exit

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Philippe Coutinho’s spell at Barcelona is set to end this summer after a disappointing season, according to reports.

Philippe Coutinho

The Brazilian joined the Spanish giants in January 2018 from Liverpool for a club record €160 million, but has struggled to replicate the form he showed at Anfield.

ESPN FC has reported that he will be the first casualty of a summer reshuffle in the wake of the club’s spectacular Champions League collapse.

A club source told the outlet in the wake of the defeat: "Coutinho is not a Barcelona player, that's been made clear.

“He has added nothing,” the source added. “He will leave in the summer.”

The 26-year-old, who has been linked with a summer move to Manchester United or Chelsea, has scored 11 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions this season.  

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.