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#5 Chelsea and Manchester United battle it out for Coutinho signature

Phillipe Coutinho

The rumours of Phillipe Coutinho leaving Barcelona to Manchester United haven't died down, and now Mirror is reporting that Chelsea has now entered the race to sign the Brazilian for around £100 million.

Coutinho was also linked with a return back to Liverpool, but Reds manager Jurgen Klopp dismissed talk about a return to Anfield for the Brazilian.

“That is something I don’t want to talk about. I would not say it is a potential transfer or a likely one. Nothing to say. Whatever I say would open more stories and there is no story. Phil is at Barcelona and as I know he fits really well and everything is fine,” said Klopp, this past week.

Coutinho moved to Barcelona in the 2018 January transfer window for a sum of £142 million after spending five years at Anfield.