Fresh reports have again claimed that Chelsea ‘are very close’ to sealing a deal for Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho.
There has been alot of transfer speculation, and we mean alot, over the past few months about Chelsea trying to bring the Brazilian star back to the Premier League, with many reports suggesting that he was done at Barcelona and had no future with the club.
And Chelsea stole the march by contacting his agent Kia Joorabchian over the past few weeks, and remain in pole position should Barcelona sell up with his client keen on a return to England after performing at Liverpool.
Now Catalan publication Sport claims the Blues have provided the most realistic escape route and Coutinho is now ‘very close’ to completing a move to Stamford Bridge.
However, Frank Lampard views Coutinho as the calibre of player who can take the club back to the top of English football alongside Liverpool and Manchester City.