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#2 Answers to the Coutinho & Dembele questions

Its make-or-break season for Dembele and Coutinho

Starting from the "humiliating" loss of Neymar to PSG, the Barcelona board led by Josep Bartomeu went on a spending spree.

The result has been a couple of players who have failed to live up to their ridiculous price tags. Three years after their arrival, Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho are no closer to justifying their huge price tags.

While Dembele has at least, had the mitigating factor of injuries, the same cannot be said of Coutinho as the Brazilian has been given every opportunity to showcase himself.

Brought in from Liverpool to play the role vacated by Andres Iniesta, the 27-year-old has consistently failed to deliver the guile, control and general play his 145m price tag demands.

He has been underwhelming and the club is said to be actively seeking buyers to take him off their hands.

If both players do not move, the 2019/2020 season will be huge in terms of their continued stay in Barcelona. The arrival of Griezmann means even more competition and both players will need to step up big time.