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Leicester City 'only club to show interest in Philippe Coutinho'

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter | 08 April 2020

Leicester 'only club to show interest in Coutinho'

Leicester City are the only club to have expressed an interest in Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, according to Spanish journalist Guillem Balague.

Guillem Balague has claimed that Leicester City are the only club to have expressed an interest in signing Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

Despite having enjoyed a solid season on loan at Bayern Munich, the German giants have no intention of pushing through a big-money deal for the Brazilian.

With the playmaker's future up in the air, the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have all been linked with an approach.

However, Balague has suggested that Leicester - managed by Brendan Rodgers who signed Coutinho during his time at Liverpool - are the only side to say that they wish to sign the 27-year-old.

Speaking on his official YouTube page, the Spaniard said: "The thing is, only Leicester have shown interest in Coutinho. Only Leicester, but I know that Coutinho's representatives are looking into the Premier League with the possibility of getting him."

Barcelona are keen to sell Coutinho in order to raise transfer funds for the likes of Lautaro Martinez and Neymar.