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title: "Juventus opt against Coutinho move"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Articles"
published: "2017-11-08T12:28:44Z"
modified: "2017-11-08T12:28:44Z"
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# Juventus opt against Coutinho move

Italian giants Juventus have opted against making move for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

According to [Calcio Mercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-la-verita-su-coutinho-50188), Juventus were in the race to sign the playmaker but have now left Barcelona as the frontrunners.

Juventus retracting their interest now means that Barcelona have a clear run at Coutinho in the coming transfer windows.

Barcelona failed with a number of bids over the summer, with Liverpool adamant that they were not willing to let their most valuable asset leave the club.

Coutinho handed in a transfer request amid Barcelona’s interest during the summer but failed to force his way out of the club.

The report also claims that Juventus were previously considering a £155m move for Coutinho, before deciding against it.

That would have been a club-record deal for Juventus, who now look set to move on to other targets.

Coutinho has gone on to score four goals in eight games this season for Liverpool.