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title: "Newcastle United: Fans slam asking price for Philippe Coutinho as potential new owners target him post-takeover"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-fans-slam-asking-price-for-philippe-coutinho-as-potential-new-owners-target-him-post-takeover/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-05-08T12:20:43Z"
modified: "2020-05-08T12:20:43Z"
---

# Newcastle United: Fans slam asking price for Philippe Coutinho as potential new owners target him post-takeover

**Many Newcastle United fans have slammed the asking price for former Liverpool player Philippe Coutinho as [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/) (via [NUFC 360](https://twitter.com/NUFC360/status/1258383846002896896)) claim that FC Barcelona are said to want 100 million euros for him.**

As per the tweet, the proposed owners at St. James’ Park would like to sign Coutinho if the prospective takeover goes through. The Saudi-led consortium, backed by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and spearheaded by businesswoman Amanda Staveley, will perhaps be looking for a statement addition if their bid goes through, and the ex-Anfield ace could fit the bill.

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Coutinho made 201 appearances in all competitions for the Reds, scoring 54 goals and providing 45 assists, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/80444/plus/0?saison=&verein=31&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=). With a goal or an assist in every other game, these are relatively impressive statistics for an attacking midfield player.

Indeed, the 27-year old has since moved to Spain and is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, but he could make a return to the Premier League if the potential new owners are willing to pay his asking price.

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Nevertheless, these members of the Toon faithful slammed the figure:

https://twitter.com/leohennessey/status/1258383978916188168

> 100? he’s not worth it especially in this current climate
>
> — العقعق (@The\_Magpies\_) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/The_Magpies_/status/1258383971072835584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> With the current conditions no player would now be worth £100mil imo unless it was Messi. Cousin hi is certainly not worth that price tag and I won’t be surprised if the Takeover happens this will be the norm given our financial backing.
>
> — Davie.C (@Davie260563) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/Davie260563/status/1258392593941041155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
>
> — Arron Gallagher (@\_arrongallagher) [May 7, 2020](https://x.com/_arrongallagher/status/1258399256894943234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No way at £100m.
>
> — Blairdog \[DUK\] (@l3lairdog) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/l3lairdog/status/1258385229967998978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s not worth that much
>
> — Leeroy (@embleton01) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/embleton01/status/1258385306904145921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 100mill. He ain’t worth that now surely
>
> — Stuart Heron (@The\_Her0n) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/The_Her0n/status/1258411571845488641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Geordies,*** ***how much do you think Coutinho is worth? Comment below!***