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HEDGING THEIR BETS! Barcelona interest in Philippe Coutinho depends on Neymar’s future, talkSPORT told

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Barcelona will only make a move for Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho should they lose Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain, according to South American football expert Tim Vickery.

The Catalan giants are reportedly losing their battle to keep Neymar at the Camp Nou as the Ligue 1 club prepare to smash the world transfer record by paying the Brazilian’s £199million release clause.

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Neymar’s club teammate Gerard Pique posted a message on social media on Sunday night suggesting he would remain in Barcelona and reject PSG’s advances.