Barcelona dreams of a Coutinho – Kanté barter

Barcelona is also taking advantage of the quarantine to schedule the next season and, with little money in the box, one of the premises of the culé club is to face the signing of a midfielder who makes up for the loss of Rakitic and the possible of Vidal. Their number 1 goal, according to Mundo Deportivo, is Kanté.At Barcelona they are clear that Kanté would be the ideal player to reinforce the team's midfield but they are also aware that the box is empty and they will not be able to afford the price of 100 million in which Chelsea rate one of the most important defensive midfielders in the world. Given this situation, and as pointed out by this media, they could introduce Coutinho into the operation.In the face of the economic recession that will hit the world of football caused by the coronavirus, this summer exchanges of players can become fashionable and with this situation Barcelona will try to convince Chelsea with the transfer of Coutinho, which in the best forecasts of the culé sports management would be priced at 80 million, but Barcelona will not have it easy with his attempt to change cards. Mainly because Coutinho's career has gone backwards since he left Liverpool to don the Barça shirt. Last summer he left for Bayern to try to rebound his career but, after not establishing himself as a starter, the Bavarian club will not exercise the purchase option of 120 million stipulated in the transfer. Seeing that his future at the Camp Nou is more than complicated, now Barcelona will try to capture Kanté, one of the best midfielders in the world, with a Coutinho whose career is declining but in England continues to have a good poster. We'll see what happens …