Barcelona loan out Philippe Coutinho to Bayern Munich

But with the departure of Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez this summer, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich were desperate to reinforcements. Their pursuit of Leroy Sane has been well documented, before they settled on Ivan Perisic. Now having got the Croatian winger, the Bavarians are targeting a marquee superstar and believe that Philippe Coutinho is their man. 

Recent reports have revealed that the Brazilian is on their shortlist and that a loan move with an option to buy was on the books. Barcelona all but confirmed it less than a week ago, with Bayern doing the same now. In an interview with the club’s official website, Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge went on to say, "I can confirm that I was in Barcelona with Hasan Salihamidzic on Wednesday and that we reached an agreement with both the club and Coutinho. We have been dealing with the player for a while."