Tottenham have been told to pay the £8m loan fee to land Philippe Coutinho this summer. It comes from former Spurs striker Darren Bent, who believes Jose Mourinho would be making a shrewd signing for the Barcelona star.
The Brazil international has had a turbulent time since trading life at Liverpool for Catalonia in 2018. The 27-year-old will see his loan spell at Bayern Munich come to an end in the summer and the Bavarians will not take up the option to sign him permanently.
And Barcelona have told him that he is no longer wanted at the Nou Camp. It follows their decision to grant Antoine Griezmann his favoured No7 shirt.