Leicester discussing £20m move for Barcelona midfielder Coutinho
Leicester City are planning an ambitious move for Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
The 29-year-old has failed to live up to expectations since joining the Catalan giants from Liverpool in a reported £105million move, scoring just 15 LaLiga goals in 64 Spanish top-flight appearances.
The Brazilian has not played for Barcelona in 2021 after suffering a serious knee injury which ended up requiring two surgeries against Eibar in late December.
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Mundo Deportivo says Barcelona are keen to offload Coutinho from their inflated wage bill, and have linked Leicester with a £20m move for the former Inter Milan star.
Current Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers worked with Coutinho at Liverpool when they went agonisingly close to winning the Premier League in 2013-14.
And Leicester are mentioned as one of a few clubs interested in signing Coutinho , with Barcelona hoping competition will help them recoup as much of the enormous fee they paid for him in January 2018.