Those rumours linking Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona simply refuse to go away and Brazil coach Tite has now had his say on the matter, claiming the Liverpool man would be “ideal” for the Blaugrana.
Coutinho and Jurgen Klopp have both recently played down such speculation but Tite has told Sport that it is logical that Barcelona would want Coutinho to link up with compatriot Neymar.
“Yes. Absolutely yes,” he said. “I don't want to be pretentious and give an opinion on Barça, but who wouldn't want a player like Coutinho? That magic, that capacity to invent and create something, that change of rhythm, the way he builds play.