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Report: Newcastle make contact with Barcelona over Philippe Coutinho
Newcastle United have made contact wi🦹th Barcelona regarding Philippe Coutinho and will make thei▨r move if Aston Villa do not end up keeping the Brazilian, .
Coutinho has proved to be an inspired signing for the Villans. He has scored four g🃏oals and con💃tributed three assists for Steven Gerrard’s side.
Villa have the option to keep Coutinho permanently, but he 🐎will cost £33.8 million. His wages however, may prove to be the biggest stumbling block, with the 29-year-old earning at the Nou Camp.
Unsurprisingly, clubs are lurking should the Villans be unable to keep Coutinho. that Arsenal and Everton are both interested inဣ the attacking midfielder.
However, Newcastle look to have stolen a march on their rivals in the battle for 𓃲Coutinho. Sport reports that they have in fact made con꧟tact with Barcelona.
Coutinho could be a smart marquee signing for Newcastle this summer
Newcastle are not planning to spend a huge amount this summer. Reports have claimedཧ that they are planning to spend less than .
So they will be oꦍn the lookout for the kind of marquee signings that allow for Eddie Howe to also invest in other areas.
Spending £33.8 million on Coutinho w💎ould allow Newcastle to make many more signings.
He has proved himself once again in the Premier League. He is clearly able to reach another level in Englandඣ, being labelled ‘‘. And it is no surprise that so many top-flight 𒉰sides hope to sign him from Barcelona.
It would be a bit of a shock if Villa ☂were unwilli♔ng to trigger the clause to keep him next season. However, they will need Coutinho to compromise on the wages.
Newcastle surely w🐠ould as well. But perhaps they may be prepared to offer more lucrative terms.
And if they can make a number of other exciting signings, perhaps Coutinho will be tempted to join Newcas♊tle ahead of their first full season under t♊heir new owners.