Philippe Coutinho could become latest Barcelona vs Real Madrid battleground
Not this again... Barcelona and Madrid's war in the transfer market could soon revolve around a new target
Barcelona have turned Philippe Coutinho into one of their priorities to reinforce the squad. However, on top of Liverpool being unwilling to let the Brazilian go, Barcelona's sporting director has a new problem.
The attacking midfielder has been sensational this season and many teams want the star. The most recent of those is Florentino Perez's Real Madrid.
Coutinho is a player that Zinedine Zidane has asked for, with the coach not having any confidence in Isco or James Rodriguez.
President Florentino Perez counts on Madrid's economic muscle, willing to make a bid of 75 million for the Liverpool man.
However Barcelona have a factor that could be decisive - his friendship with Neymar and Luis Suarez, team-mate with Brazil and former Liverpool companion resepctively.
In any case, this could become the next chapter in the the war between Barcelona and Madrid.
