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ALEX YOUNG

Philippe Coutinho wants Premier League return, confirms agent, as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham linked

Barcelona misfit Philippe Coutinho wants to return to the Premier League, his agent has confirmed.

Coutinho has struggled to replicate the form which convinced Barca to part with £140m in the two years since his Liverpool exit.

A season on loan at Bayern Munich has ended with injury and a failure to land a permanent switch and now, with the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham, linked, his preference has been confirmed.

"He has a desire to come back to the Premier League at some point," Kia Joorabchian told Sky Sports.

"It may not happen this year, it may happen this year - we don't know. We have not discussed anything for now."

Reports in Spain over the weekend claimed Barcelona were holding out for a £9m fee to take Coutinho on loan, a number Joorabchian has denied.

"I have never heard those figures," the agent explained. "None of these numbers have ever been discussed."

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