Today’s tell-all is over the moon
Try as they might, Liverpool fans just can’t make those Philippe Coutinho-to-Barcelona rumours go away, as the name of their Brazilian playmaker continues to be mentioned in conjunction with a switch from Anfield to Camp Nou. Although Barcelona’s sporting director Roberto Fernandez has stated he expects Andrés Iniesta to stay at the Catalan club once his current contract expires in the summer of 2018, his employers are believed to have identified Coutinho and PSG midfielder Marco Verratti as potential long term replacements for a 32-year-old who has given no indication that he is particularly interested in inking a new deal.
Meanwhile in Manchester, Pep Guardiola will attempt to tighten up the most porous defence he’s ever been forced to work with by making a ridiculous offer to Juventus for their centre-half Leonardo Bonucci. Weekend reports suggested City are also confident they can lure Lionel Messi to the Etihad on the back of Barcelona’s apparent reluctance to meet the Argentinian’s wage demands. Along with Chelsea, City are also ready to turn their money-cannon in the direction of Turin in the hope of power-hosing Juventus with enough money to convince them to part company with Kingsley Coman, who is currently on loan at Bayern Munich and will stay there if the German champions get their way.
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