Recently, Quique Setién has not had problems in describing to Philippe Coutinho like "a big player" and even has left to fall that it will have he of face to the next season if it does not leave traspasado. The future of the carioca follows being in the air, since the Bayern of Munich will not exert his option of purchase and several teams of the Premier League go after him, but no descarta that it go back to dress of Barcelona.
For the Barça, of course, the priority is to sell to a footballer that earns 13 million euros by season and that, in case to arrive to the 100 parties like culé (now carries 74), would force to the payment of 20 'kilos' additional variables to the Liverpool. This yes, the stop of the football by the coronavirus has limited the financial capacity of the teams and consistently will do that the sale of Coutinho was frankly complicated.
The Barça already discerns a possible future without having been able to traspasar to the Brazilian and in this case Setién will do him hollow in the team. The plan of the Cantabrian technician is to plant him in a distinct position to which played with Ernesto Valverde. If the Txingurri bet by him like left extreme, the Cantabrian has the intention to situate him like interior that, in fact, is the position in which it thought the ex technical secretary Robert Fernández when him fichó.
The carioca arrived to the Barça like the theoretical relief generacional of Andrés Iniesta and, at last, could have the possibility to play in a demarcation in which it foresees more effective. It is true that leaves doubts regarding his defensive work, but the idea is to combine his presence -that would contribute verticality and arrival- with the one of another interior like Frenkie of Jong or Arthur, of a very distinct profile for being players that split from further back.
The opinion of Setién on Coutinho
Recently, the own Setién spoke on Coutinho in an interview to the program 'Your diràs' of RAC1, in which it was very explicit. "It likes me a lot and it is a player that in principle is of the Barcelona, by what so that it left would have to pay the clausula or offer a quantity that to the club came him well. I have that it can be here to the beginning of the next season", ensured.
The Cantabrian technician cleared that it would accept a traspaso if the club needed it, but considers to Coutinho a very valid player for his project. Although, as it said later, it will be the player the one who at the end decide if it accepts this second opportunity. "I do not know what wants to do, perhaps have to speak with him to ask him", commented the santanderino, adding that "it is a big player definitely".