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title: "PSG ready to rival Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/columns/psg-ready-rival-barcelona-philippe-coutinho/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Columns"
published: "2017-08-07T14:57:40Z"
modified: "2017-08-07T14:57:40Z"
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# PSG ready to rival Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho

Liverpool are not prepared to let star man Philippe Coutinho leave the club this summer but interest in him continues to grow as we edge closer to the start of the new season.

After being initially linked with a move for him earlier in the summer, Ligue 1 giants PSG are reportedly ready to revive their interest in Coutinho, say [Le Parisien](https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/psg-et-si-mbappe-arrivait-aussi-a-paris-07-08-2017-7179342.php#xtor=AD-1481423553).

Despite paying a huge world-record £197m fee to sign Neymar from Barcelona earlier this month, PSG’ summer spending isn’t over yet as they consider moves for Coutinho and Monaco’s star striker Kylian Mbappe.

![Victor Fraile/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/08/821068094.jpg)

The report claims that PSG are ready to bid €100m to sign the 25-year-old this summer and beat Barcelona to his signature, with the La Liga side viewing Coutinho as a potential replacement for Neymar.

It’s been claimed that [Barcelona are to bid £120m](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/635231/EXCLUSIVE-Barcelona-News-Philippe-Coutinho-Neymar-Liverpool-Chelsea-Arsenal-Tottenham) for Coutinho also, but Liverpool remain firm on their stance that he is not for sale at any price.