Some Barcelona fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to speculation linking Philippe Coutinho with Newcastle United.
What’s the story?
Sport have reported that Newcastle could revive their interest in Barcelona playmaker Coutinho.
Newcastle have been taken over by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The Premier League outfit now have mega-rich owners.
Sport have claimed that PIF wanted to sign Coutinho in the summer of 2021 and even made contact regarding taking the former Liverpool star to St. James’ Park.
And now that the takeover has finally gone through, Sport are reporting that Newcastle could reignite their interest in the 29-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
What are Barcelona fans saying?
As you can see from the tweets below, Barcelona fans are open to the club selling Coutinho to Newcastle in the January transfer window.
Well, some of them anyway.
Some Barcelona fans are pleased that the Magpies could make a move for Coutinho, and are actually hoping that they take some of his teammates as well who are struggling.
Coutinho, 29, has not had the best of times at Barcelona and was also out on at Bayern Munich for a season.
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