After having finish with disappointment the first, the FC Barcelona will open this winter the second chapter of the signing of Philippe Coutinho, and without knowing if there will be third next summer, the group culé does not want that again the operation turn into a serial. That's why this time yes has sondeado some alternatives, to by which will go if the Liverpool closes in band with the Brazilian.
And as already especuló does some months, one of them would be Thomas Lemar, of 21 years -in two weeks will fulfil 22- and one of the figures of the Monaco. With an increasingly reduced market, the Barcelona will not be the only that bid by the footballer, to the that already has situated very near of an Arsenal that did not reach to close it in August.
The 'gunners' offered then 90 million pounds that did not finish to convince to the team of the Principality, frustrating to his time the course of Alexis Sánchez to the Manchester City. This time seems that there will be competition of the own Liverpool, that also interested by the French but that apuntalaría his defence if it finish yielding by Coutinho.
Options of guarantees
With the will of esquivar the drama of the past summer, the Barça has planned to the detail his leaf of route in the market of signings, and the one of Thomas Lemar is not the only of the alternatives to Philippe Coutinho. All seem this time options contrasted, headed by the Frenchman and by Christian Eriksen and gone on down some young promises of the Bundesliga. For the moment, it touches to expect.