{"id":1100139,"date":"2019-08-05T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100139"},"modified":"2019-08-05T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:25:42","slug":"arsenal-philippe-coutinho-dismissed-unai-emery","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-philippe-coutinho-dismissed-unai-emery\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal transfer interest in Philippe Coutinho dismissed by Unai Emery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Unai Emery has dismissed reports suggesting that Arsenal have spoken to Barcelona regarding a move for Philippe Coutinho.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Brazilian playmaker is heavily associated with a move away from the Camp Nou this summer but the powers that be have struggled to find a buyer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7330203-it-s-easy-to-get-backwards-but-liverpool-s-dependence-on-their-front-three-isn-t-a-weakness<\/p>\n<p>Coutinho joined the Catalan giants from Liverpool in January 2018, following a drawn-out transfer saga, and the former Anfield favourite, according to the latest report, could be returning to England.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a, the story goes, are prepared to let him leave on a season-long loan, worth around \u00a327.4m, with Arsenal seemingly identified as the club where he could be plying his trade.<\/p>\n<p>However, thank link was soon rubbished by Gunners boss Emery, who has seen his club active in this summer&#8217;s transfer window. Before making Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9 (Lille) their most expensive acquisition, Arsenal brought in Gabriel Martinelli (Ituano) and Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid, with William Saliba (Saint-\u00c9tienne) signed for next season.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-time English champions, interestingly, faced Barcelona in their annual Joan Gamper Trophy game with the hosts triumphing 2-1. During the post-match formalities, Emery set the records straight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve never talked about Coutinho,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/emery-addresses-talk-of-arsenal-loan-move-for-coutinho\/cbrubixggdge19zer3n6crifd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a splendid player, but we haven\u2019t talked about Coutinho at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Unai Emery setup Arsenal? | Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgL7-JR-P8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Coutinho&#8217;s struggles: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018 for a reported\u00a0\u00a3142m fee.<\/li>\n<li>But he&#8217;s since found it hard to lay down a regular starting berth under Ernesto Valverde.<\/li>\n<li>He has made 76 official appearances for Barca, registering 21 goals and 11 assists.<\/li>\n<li>Barcelona are open to selling him this summer or letting him go out on a season-long loan.<\/li>\n<li>His former club Liverpool and, now, Arsenal have ruled out signing the Brazilian playmaker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unai Emery has dismissed reports suggesting that Arsenal have spoken to Barcelona regarding a move for Philippe Coutinho. 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