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Barcelona have significantly lowered their asking price for Philippe Coutinho and have told Chelsea they will accept a player-plus-cash swap deal, according to reports.

The west London club had been heavily linked with a move for the Brazilian playmaker, though seemed to have switched their attention to Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz more recently.But, according to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barca have returned to Chelsea in an effort to offload Coutinho and have lowered their demands, now making him a cheaper option than Havertz.

Coutinho has not played since the Bundesliga restart due to an ankle injury While Leverkusen will demand in excess of £75million for the German youngster, Barca are prepared to cash in on Coutinho for just £44.5m. That fee represents a massive reduction on the £142m they paid Liverpool just a few years ago, though they also want one of two players included in any deal: either a centre-back or a left-back.

Barca’s need for defensive reinforcements could play into Chelsea’s hands, with the Blues already looking to offload either Marcos Alonso or Emerson Palmieri to bring in a new left-back, with Leicester City’s Ben Chilwell their top target in that position. Chelsea are less well stocked at centre-back, though Kurt Zouma has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge and could potentially be used as a makeweight.

Barcelona’s expectation is that any player they receive has a value of around £26m and although they want a permanent sale this summer, they might be tempted to accept a loan with a mandatory option to purchase. Barcelona might be tempted by Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso

Representatives from Barcelona are also believed to have contacted Tottenham Hotspur with their terms, though Spurs are wary of spending so much, while talks with Newcastle have cooled. Barca boss Quique Setien is a fan of Coutinho and would be happy to welcome him back into the squad, though the club’s hierarchy feel the 27-year-old is someone they can cash in on to raise funds and are happy to part ways with their record signing.

Cristiano Ronaldo Is Instagram Highest Earner, Makes More Cash From The Platform Than Soccer
In line with the report, Portugal Worldwide.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Instagram’s prime earner after raking in £14million extra from his posts than he does enjoying for Juventus. In line with a brand new report from Buzz Bingo, the Portuguese famous person has retained his crown because the social media web site’s highest earner.

The 35-year-old, who additionally has probably the most followers on Instagram at 222m, raked in £41.7m from 43 sponsored posts up to now 12 months.

As compared, Ronaldo was making £27.3m from his wage at Juventus, earlier than any coronavirus-related pay cuts.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner noticed a rise of £3.5m from his Instagram earnings in 2019 by pocketing a mean of £971,000 per sponsored put up.

Over the previous 12 months he promoted Nike, his perfume CR7 Play it Cool and even an EMS coaching system known as ‘Sixpad’.

Ronaldo’s longstanding rival Lionel Messi was overwhelmed into the second spot after his sponsored posts collected a complete of £25.2m, or £631,000 each time he made one.

The Barcelona captain has money-making partnerships with Adidas and commonly posts photos of his globe-trotting life-style.

David Beckham was as soon as once more the highest-paid British star on the wealthy record for his posts to his 63m followers.

The 45-year-old is such successful on the social media platform he scooped a whopping £9.6m regardless of retiring over seven years in the past.

A few of his paid Instagram partnerships included posts for Tudor Watch, Marina Bay Sands Resort and Kent & Curwen.

In a listing dominated by athletes, Neymar is the fifth-highest sportsman after netting £6.7m from the social media web site this 12 months with a reported common of £617,000 per paid per put up

Apparently Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has the second most sponsored posts of all celebrities at 47, 4 above Ronaldo.

But the Poland worldwide’s lack of off-field publicity means he can solely fetch round £76okay per put up and made simply £three.58m for his troubles this 12 months.

And regardless of being thought-about certainly one of soccer’s most marketable stars, Manchester United star Paul Pogba is ninth on Instagram’s highest-earning athletes.

The Frenchman, who has a £290,000-a-week wage packet at Previous Trafford, could make an extra £181okay per sponsored put up and scored £1.8m this 12 months.

That was sufficient to see Pogba end simply above former Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

The £400k-a-week Belgian captain made £1.4m this 12 months following his £122okay price for promoting to followers on social media.

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