Chelsea have been warned off a move for Philippe Coutinho, with Frank Leboeuf struggling to see where the Brazilian playmaker would fit into Frank Lampard’s plans.
A big-money approach from Stamford Bridge for the South American schemer has been mooted.
With Coutinho struggling to prove his worth during a loan spell at Bayern Munich, it is unlikely that a purchase option will be taken up by the German giants and that will force the 27-year-old back to parent club Barcelona.
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There is seemingly no future for him at Camp Nou either, with the reigning Liga champions preparing to cut their losses on a midfielder lured away from Liverpool in January 2018.