Philippe Coutinho’s future at Barcelona will not be affected by Antoine Griezmann’s proposed arrival at Camp Nou.
That’s according to the agent of the Brazilian ace, who insists that the potential arrival of the Atletico Madrid forward will not lead to the LaLiga champions looking to offload Coutinho .
Griezmann announced on Tuesday that he will leave Atletico this summer, when his release clause drops to €120million, and that audacious price-tag will mean Barcelona will have to balance the books.
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Everton loanee Andre Gomes is tipped to leave permanently and Samuel Umtiti could follow him out the door - although it is not clear whether offloading the pair will allow Barcelona to finance a move to Griezmann, as well as other targets like Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt.
As such, there has been speculation that Ernesto Valverde’s side will look to cash in on former Liverpool star Coutinho but his agent, Giuliano Bertolucci, insists that is not the case.
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"It's untrue that Griezmann is going to replace Philippe at Barcelona, I don't know why they are saying that,” he told Spanish outlet AS.
"I don't know about that and that's why I don't want to talk anymore, but it's false."
The 26-year-old has struggled to settle in Catalonia following his exit from Liverpool 18 months ago and has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League, where Manchester United and Chelsea have been mentioned as suitors for his signature.
