Arteta believes that Coutinho’s purchase will allow Arsenal to compete with Man City and Liverpool

25 May 2020, 19:50 | Football 
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Arsenal intends to get Philippe Coutinho, according to the Daily Mail and several other sources.

In particular, the head coach of the London team Mikel Arteta is personally interested in the services of the 27-year-old attacking midfielder. He believes that the Brazilian is able to bring Arsenal to the level that allows you to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool..

It is known that Bayern did not buy back Coutinho - this option expired a few days ago. Barcelona is expected to sell its player for 80 million euros.

This would be a problem for the Arsenal, which does not have such funds, and the situation was aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic..

It was previously reported that Newcastle could pay 80 million euros for Coutinho.

По материалам: dailymail.co.uk