CONFIRMED BY THE CLUB
OFFICIAL: Bayern Munich will not buy Coutinho
Published:22/05/2020 - 23:15h
Updated:22/05/2020 - 23:15h
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of the Bayern of Munich, ensured that the Bavarian club will not execute finally the option of purchase that possesses by Philippe Coutinho
The future of Philippe Coutinho is, more than ever, in the air. The Brazilian midfield player is from the past summer yielded in the Bayern of Munich, club that paid little more than 8 million euros by the loan and that had an option of purchase no compulsory by value of other 120 'kilos'. A high figure that the German club does not go to credit and likewise communicated it this Friday.
It did it by mouth of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, legendary ex footballer of the group germano and at present CEO of the club, in statements to the magazine Der Spiegel. "The option of purchase already expired and have not exerted it, now will have to complete the planning of the staff for the next season", ensured of conclusive form the director of the Bayern.
Nevertheless, Rummenigge did not close of the all the door to that Coutinho remain although, to judge by his words, would have to be by a very inferior price to the that fixed in his day. "We will see if the player still can have a paper that exert with us or no", said, although adding -in reference to the 120 million his price- that "pay these quantities by players is not now an option".
It is necessary to remember that at present Coutinho is lesionado and that before that the coronavirus forced to stop the football, the carioca neither was achieving recover the excelso level that did him triumph in the Liverpool. Even it had accumulated critical by part of some sectors of the Bayern of Munich, by what all aims that it will not be still in the Allianz Sand in spite of that Rummenigge left a minimum possibility so that this suceda.
The initial idea of the FC Barcelona with Coutinho is to sell him to another team to obtain income or put him in some operation of exchange of players. This yes, the Barcelona club does not think 'give' to the Brazilian and will not accept offers very inferior to 80 million euros. If they do not arrive proposals convincentes by him, could finish remaining in the club culé, although his high index card does that traspasarle was a propridad.
Several teams of the Premier want him
To day of today, the Premier League seems the most likely option for Coutinho. The Brazilian, that triumphed in the Liverpool, would be loved to go back to England, where already has several beaux. In concrete, Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester already would have tanteado to the mediapunta of official way, although the interest of the Newcastle also is on of the table.