Meanwhile, the Reds’ manager Jurgen Klopp spoke about the sale and said:
The Catalan side are set to pay £142 million in total, making Coutinho the second-most expensive player in world football. He is set to sign a contract until the summer of 2023 and is set to have a release clause of €400 million. Thus, Barcelona finally land the midfield signing they have wanted to improve the side.
Lionel Messi has an exit clause based on Catalonia’s independence
The Argentine signed a new deal recently which will keep him at Camp Nou till 2021 and has a new release clause of €700 million. Now, reports have emerged which state that the 30-year old has asked for a no-fee exit clause to allow him to leave if the club is not playing in a top league.
His father and agent, Jorge Messi, spoke about the same to an Argentine radio station, The Red, where he said:
Thus, if Catalonia becomes independent from Spain in the coming years, then it is imperative for Barcelona to find a league as competitive as the La Liga, else risk losing their superstar.
Yerry Mina wants to join Barcelona now
Palmeiras sporting director, Alexandre Mattos has confirmed that the 23-year old centre-back wants to make the switch now and he can move if Barcelona match the asking price. The Blaugrana initially had an agreement to sign the Colombian for €8 million in the summer but decided to bring the deal forward due to Javier Mascherano’s impending departure to Hebei China Fortune.
Initially, Ernesto Valverde looked likely to miss his defensive target as Palmeiras were insistent on holding the player until summer. However, as quoted by FourFourTwo, Mattos now said:
Thus, if Barcelona pay up the reported €12 million, they can wrap up their second signing of January in as many days.
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