Updated 11/16/2020 at 10:05 AM
The FC Barcelona it will experience changes in the coming months. The most significant will be in the leadership, after the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu from the presidency. Therefore, Philippe Coutinho, according to Mundo Deportivo, rejected the option of renewing his link with the entity.
According to the aforementioned Spanish media, the Brazilian did intend to extend the relationship that expires in June 2023, but “The lawyers who advise” the athlete “They considered that reaching an agreement of these characteristics could cause the incoming (president) not to recognize that agreement as valid and render it without effect.”
Having said that, Philippe Coutinho will wait until a new head is elected in the Barcelona, in the elections agreed for January 24, 2021. There he will just sit down to negotiate “To postpone part of the payment of the card for this season for later, in exchange for also extending the contract.”
After a season on loan at Bayern Munich, Philippe Coutinho He returned to Barcelona for the start of the 2020-21 academic year. Since his return, the South American attacker has participated in nine games, between LaLiga, the Champions League and friendlies, and has scored four goals.
For now, Philippe Coutinho He is recovering from a thigh injury, which has prevented him from being available in the last four Barcelona games and has also marginalized him from the call-up of the Brazilian team for the current round of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
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