Coutinho's future lies in London or Paris

Coutinho's future lies in London or Paris

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Coutinho accepts he cannot stay at Barcelona. EFE

Philippe Coutinho accepts that his time at Barcelona has come to an end, but he is not willing to miss out on the massive salary he was promoted. Therefore, not all clubs will be able to sign the Brazilian.

After just one and a half seasons at Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho has shown worrying signs of exhaustion in Barcelona. Only Ernesto Valverde hopes he can improve and become anything like someone who was Barca's most expensive signing.

The unease is such, that even the Brazilian footballer has admitted that the situation is practically impossible to rectify at the Camp Nou. He is willing to listen to offers, as long as he does not lose part of his 13.5 million euros net which was agreed on when he signed for five seasons.

The financial complexity of his signing rules out many candidates. That leaves only teams like PSG, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham. In other words, he will either go to London or Paris.

Neymar was one of the main supporters of Coutinho's move to Barcelona and has never hidden his desire to play with his friend at the Parc des Princes. The club are apparently weighing up the possibility of bringing Coutinho to please Neymar.

In London, Chelsea seem to be in the best position to sign the Brazilian. There has also been half-hearted interest from teams like Arsenal and Tottenham. After Hazard's departure, at Stamford Bridge they are hoping for a star to bring back joy and Coutinho has already shown his potential in the Premier League.

The number '11' has become a main man for Brazil because of Neymar's absence and he hopes the Copa America is the event which will help him to find a new club to relaunch his career at.