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title: "Chelsea make Coutinho enquiry"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2019-01-20T10:44:40Z"
modified: "2019-01-20T10:45:17Z"
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# Chelsea make Coutinho enquiry

Chelsea have asked Barcelona about the availability of midfielder Philippe Coutinho this month.

[According to The Sunday Express, via The BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/gossip), Manchester United and Chelsea have both enquired about Coutinho as they eye a deal for the winger.

The report claims that Barcelona have told them that they will have to pay £100m to land him this month, with Chelsea said to still be keen.

![Alex Caparros/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1054628896.jpg)

Barcelona are looking to sell Coutinho in order to fund a move for PSG star Neymar – who joined PSG from Barcelona – as they look to take advantage of the French club’s FFP problems.

Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool this time last year for a fee in the region of £142m, but has struggled to nail down a place in the team this season.

The Brazil international has started ten La Liga games so far this season and the report claims that he is open to a move away from the club in the summer.