PHILIPPE COUTINHO has signed for Barcelona, according to a leak on Nike's official website.
NIKENike are the current kit suppliers for Barca and they are already advertising official Coutinho shirts for sale.
That's despite no confirmation yet coming from either Liverpool or Barcelona that a deal has been done.
An official release on their shop's online page yesterday read: "Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up the Camp Nou. Get your 2017/18 Barcelona kit with the Magician's name on it.
"Act fast - free personalisation only available until 6 January."
They then link to 'Shop FCB' or 'Shop Coutinho's Look'.
It's unclear whether this is a mistake by Nike, a leak of soon-to-be announced information or a website hack - although Barcelona's interest has been longstanding.
That's despite no confirmation yet coming from either Liverpool or Barcelona that a deal has been done.
An official release on their shop's online page yesterday read: "Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up the Camp Nou. Get your 2017/18 Barcelona kit with the Magician's name on it.
"Act fast - free personalisation only available until 6 January."
They then link to 'Shop FCB' or 'Shop Coutinho's Look'.
It's unclear whether this is a mistake by Nike, a leak of soon-to-be announced information or a website hack - although Barcelona's interest has been longstanding.
GETTYExpress Sport exclusively revealed last night that Barcelona will this week try to finally agree a deal which will see them sign Coutinho for a British record £125million in the summer.
The Spanish giants will on Wednesday host a meeting when they will hope to reach an agreement with the Reds for the Brazilian playmaker.
Coutinho agreed personal terms with Barca last summer but Liverpool’s American owners Fenway Sports Group rejected all attempts to get them to sell him.
But it now seems that Barcelona will finally get their man with the only question remaining of how the deal will be financially structured.
Liverpool want a substantial upfront payment with less of the fee dependant on add ons as Barcelona originally offered in the summer.
Express Sport understands that both clubs are keen to settle the deal for once and all so doesn’t drag on until the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
Coutinho, 25, handed in a transfer request in the summer as he tried to push through a move to the Nou Camp.
But the Reds held firm and rebuffed offers from the Catalan club.
Coutinho was made Barca’s top target after Neymar shocked the footballing world in a £200m deal to Paris St-Germain.
The Spanish giants will on Wednesday host a meeting when they will hope to reach an agreement with the Reds for the Brazilian playmaker.
Coutinho agreed personal terms with Barca last summer but Liverpool’s American owners Fenway Sports Group rejected all attempts to get them to sell him.
But it now seems that Barcelona will finally get their man with the only question remaining of how the deal will be financially structured.
Liverpool want a substantial upfront payment with less of the fee dependant on add ons as Barcelona originally offered in the summer.
Express Sport understands that both clubs are keen to settle the deal for once and all so doesn’t drag on until the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
Coutinho, 25, handed in a transfer request in the summer as he tried to push through a move to the Nou Camp.
But the Reds held firm and rebuffed offers from the Catalan club.
Coutinho was made Barca’s top target after Neymar shocked the footballing world in a £200m deal to Paris St-Germain.
But the club were forced into signing their second priority replacement Ousmane Dembele from Dortmund for £135.5m.
Barcelona made it clear they would go for Coutinho again in the winter.
Chief executive Oscar Grau said in October: “We are ready to buy Coutinho in the winter market, or any player the technical staff request.
“But it is important to adjust ourselves, so if there are to be arrivals, there must be exits as well.
“We must forget about the price paid for Neymar last summer.
“After taxes we received about €188m in income and a direct financial impact on the club’s treasury of €144m.”
Barcelona made it clear they would go for Coutinho again in the winter.
Chief executive Oscar Grau said in October: “We are ready to buy Coutinho in the winter market, or any player the technical staff request.
“But it is important to adjust ourselves, so if there are to be arrivals, there must be exits as well.
“We must forget about the price paid for Neymar last summer.
“After taxes we received about €188m in income and a direct financial impact on the club’s treasury of €144m.”
Bookmakers are now convinced Philippe Coutinho is joining Barcelona.
Coral have suspended betting on Coutinho joining Barcelona in the January transfer window after the firm saw a sustained gamble in the last 12 hours.
The Brazilian was as short as 1-4 to move to the Spanish giants before Coral stopped betting.
“This latest gamble looks to suggest Barcelona are just waiting for the ink to dry on the contract before announcing their deal to sign Coutinho,” said Coral’s John Hill.
“We saw a flurry of bets late last night at an alarming rate which forced us to pull the plug on the market.”
The Brazilian was as short as 1-4 to move to the Spanish giants before Coral stopped betting.
“This latest gamble looks to suggest Barcelona are just waiting for the ink to dry on the contract before announcing their deal to sign Coutinho,” said Coral’s John Hill.
“We saw a flurry of bets late last night at an alarming rate which forced us to pull the plug on the market.”
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