Arsenal are reportedly set to initiate talks with Philippe Coutinho’s agent in a bid to sign the midfielder from Barcelona, according to reports in Le10 Sport.
The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Bayern Munich but the German club are reportedly not keen on making the deal permanent as they will have to part with a fee in the region of £105m.
The report in Le10 Sport further claims that Barcelona are looking to offload several players in order to fund new signings this summer and Coutinho is one of the players on that list.
Chelsea have been credited with an interest in the former Liverpool midfielder, but Arsenal are now keen on bringing him to North London as Mikel Arteta considers him a dream signing. The Emirates club have made arrangements to begin negotiations with his agent Joorabchian.
Since making a big-money move away from England, the attacking midfielder has found it a little difficult to nail down a place in the Barcelona team and as a result of that he joined Bayern Munich on loan during the summer of 2019.
Coutinho enjoyed a highly successful spell in England with Liverpool so he will already be used to the rough and tumble of the Premier League. As the manager normally likes to set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, it will suit the playing style of Coutinho who has spent the majority of his career playing as an attacking midfielder.
The Brazilian has scored 8 goals in the Bundesliga this season including a hat trick showing that he’s not lost his eye for goal. Fans will be excited if this move transpires as Coutinho is a pacy and skillful player that can cause havoc to the opposition defense.
The one major factor that could play a role in this deal is whether Arsenal are able to make it to the Champions League this season, but with the Premier League still suspended that could be difficult to determine.
Coutinho would be a very exciting addition to the Arsenal squad. But fans shouldn’t get too excited as there are a lot of factors that still play a part in whether this deal goes through or not as we will have to wait to see whether Arteta gets his man.
