3 reasons why Barcelona letting Philippe Coutinho leave for Bayern Munich was a mistake 

#3 His departure has left Barcelona short on quality options in attack

Ousmane Dembele is an injury prone player

Prior to Coutinho departing for Bayern Munich, Antoine Griezmann had arrived at Camp Nou for the sum of €120m, bringing the total number of recognized forwards in the senior team to six.

But Malcom's sale to Zenit St. Petersburg reduced that number, and Coutinho's subsequent departure leaves Lionel Messi, Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele as the only recognized forwards in the current squad.

While the quartet might all be quality players in their own right, nobody is infallible. The grueling nature of professional football means that injuries and rotation would have to come into play at some point or the other during the campaign.

This is evidenced by the fact that of the four, all bar Griezmann are currently facing some fitness concerns. That is a less-than-ideal situation for Barcelona to be in.

Griezmann, Suarez and Messi are widely expected to lead the Blaugrana's frontline this season, leaving Dembele as their only option off the bench. But given the Frenchman's incredible propensity to get injured, the decision to let Coutinho leave seems baffling.