Barcelona have reached an agreement with Liverpool to sign midfielder Philippe Coutinho, the clubs confirmed on Saturday.
The amount would make Coutinho, 25, the second-most expensive player in world football behind Neymar, who left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain last summer in a deal worth €222m (£200m, $263m).
However, Kylian Mbappe will pass him for second on the list this summer when his €180m (£166m) permanent move from Monaco to PSG comes into effect after this year’s loan.
Barcelona said Coutinho would sign a five-and-a-half year contract with a buyout clause of €400m. The deal is still subject to formalities including a medical and agreement of personal terms.
Coutinho has been sidelined by a thigh injury and was among a number of Liverpool players who stayed behind as the rest of the team departed for a warm-weather training camp in Dubai following Friday’s FA Cup win.
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