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Barcelona 'will request £9m loan fee for Philippe Coutinho' as Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United battle for former Liverpool man's signature

Barcelona would request a fee of just under £9m from any English club looking to snatch Philippe Coutinho on a loan deal this summer.

The former Liverpool star has been widely tipped to return to the Premier League after struggling to adapt to life at the Nou Camp.

The 27-year-old who has spent this season at Bayern Munich is being pursued by several English giants with Arsenal reportedly leading the race ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea.

According to reports from Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan giants are now willing to facilitate a second successive loan move, with clubs unlikely to match their £71m asking price to purchase Coutinho outright.