Barcelona willing to offer Philippe Coutinho for PSG star Kylian Mbappe to keep Neymar away from Real Madrid

Spanish club Barcelona are willing to offer Philippe Coutinho for PSG forward Kylian Mbappe to stop Neymar from joining Real Madrid.

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Phillipe Coutinho - Kylian Mbappe swap on cards?

Spanish giants Barcelona are willing to offer Brazilian superstar Philippe Coutinho to French club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in exchange of their player and World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe. Neymar wants his people close to him and if Coutinho comes to PSG then he would drop a move to Real Madrid. If the transfer is successful then Barcelona would probably hit a masterstroke as they would add one of the brightest prospects in world football – Mbappe – to their ranks, while stopping Neymar to join their arch-rivals Real Madrid.

According to Don Balon,Barcelona are willing to exchange Coutinho for Mbappe as the Blaugranas try to put Neymar’s move to Real Madrid to bed. According to reports, the Brazilian winger is not content with his life in Paris as he misses his close ones, and with Coutinho being one of his closest friends, PSG would do anything to make the life of their biggest superstar a bit better. However, it is to be seen whether they would sell the Best Young Player in the FIFA World Cup 2018 after signing him from his former club AS Monaco for a mammoth £165.7 million.

Meanwhile, Barcelona sit atop the La Liga 2018-19 standings with 37 points in 17 matches. They have notched up 11 wins while losing two and drawing four matches in the league campaign till now. Whereas, Coutinho, who secured his dream move from English club Liverpool on the January transfer window of 2018, has contributed four goals and one assist so far in the league.

Whereas, PSG are still unbeaten in Ligue 1 after 17 matches with 47 points to their name. They have won 15 matches and have drawn just two games. Mbappe is currently the top scorer in the French league with 13 goals to his name.