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title: "Former Liverpool star Coutinho wants Manchester United move"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/former-liverpool-star-coutinho-wants-manchester-united-move/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-03-11T08:25:06Z"
modified: "2019-03-11T08:25:07Z"
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# Former Liverpool star Coutinho wants Manchester United move

Philippe Coutinho is keen on a controversial summer move to Manchester United, according to the [https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/764443/Man-Utd-Philippe-Coutinho-Barcelona-Old-Trafford-Transfer-News-Exclusive](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/764443/Man-Utd-Philippe-Coutinho-Barcelona-Old-Trafford-Transfer-News-Exclusive)*[Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/764443/Man-Utd-Philippe-Coutinho-Barcelona-Old-Trafford-Transfer-News-Exclusive)*.

The Brazilian is eyeing up an exit from Barcelona, in what would be a transfer that would not go down well in Liverpool.

Coutinho has suffered a disappointing time of things at Barca, having made his dream move there from Anfield in January 2018.

Having arrived as a superstar, the 26-year-old has failed to hit the heights expected of him, scoring only four La Liga goals this season.

The Catalan giants are reportedly willing to sell the ex-Liverpool favourite, and United have emerged as possible contenders.

The report suggests that the attacking midfielder “has confided in a number of United’s Spanish players that he would love a move to Old Trafford.”

Coutinho lost enough admirers when he traded Liverpool for Barcelona, but this would lose him any lingering popularity on Merseyside.

Michael Owen is a case in point, with his stock plummeting as soon as he opted to join United in 2009, and Coutinho would be the same.