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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Fans react to Barcelona setting £8m loan fee for Philippe Coutinho"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-fans-react-philippe-coutinho-8m-loan-fee-transfer-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-05-29T18:50:58Z"
modified: "2020-05-29T18:50:58Z"
---

# Tottenham Hotspur: Fans react to Barcelona setting £8m loan fee for Philippe Coutinho

**Barcelona have told Tottenham Hotspur they can sign Philippe Coutinho next season for a loan fee of around £8m, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-tottenham-told-they-can-sign-superstar-for-8m-next-season/) via [@thespursweb](https://twitter.com/thespursweb/status/1266303991417393153).**

A number of Europe’s biggest clubs have been monitoring Coutinho (as per [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20200528/481435544528/juve-piensa-coutinho-brasileno-premier.html)) after Bayern Munich revealed they [won’t activate their option to sign him permanently](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11890/11993784/philippe-coutinho-bayern-munich-let-option-to-make-loan-deal-permanent-expire) and Spurs have asked to be kept informed of his availability in the transfer market.

Earlier this month, [Football Insider reported](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-tottenham-tell-barcelona-what-theyll-pay-for-coutinho/) that the Lilywhites are looking to sign the Brazilian on loan or with a a loan-to-buy deal. A source has now told [Wayne Veysey](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-tottenham-told-they-can-sign-superstar-for-8m-next-season/) that Barcelona want any agreement to include an £8m fee to cover his hefty wage demands.

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-tottenham-told-they-can-sign-superstar-for-8m-next-season/) revealed that Spurs are unwilling to pay for his entire salary, which is reportedly more than £200,000 per week, making him more expensive than the club’s top earner Harry Kane in the process.

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Although it could be argued that he has struggled to [recreate the form](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-philippe-coutinho-transfer-race-arsenal-chelsea-paul-robinson-a4450231.html) he enjoyed with Liverpool, the 27-year-old has still managed to score 21 goals and create 11 assists in 76 appearances for the [Blaugrana](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/80444).

At a mere £8m, the Brazil international should be a comparative “bargain”, as one fan tweeted, as he is clearly an upgrade on the midfield options at Jose Mourinho’s disposal, as he has a higher statistical rating than the likes of [Tanguy Ndombele](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/80767/Show/Philippe-Coutinho) and [Giovani Lo Celso](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/303908/Show/Giovani-Lo-Celso), via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/80767/Show/Philippe-Coutinho).

Whether or not Daniel Levy splashes the cash remains to be seen, as he has been notoriously [tight-fisted](https://www.90min.com/posts/6595503-7-times-daniel-levy-tried-to-avoid-spending-money) in the past. Unsurprisingly, loads of supporters are highly doubtful that the chairman will dip into his pockets. One fan tweeted that there is “no chance” of a deal going through and another added that this is “too much for Levy”.

Have a read through the rest of the mixed reactions below…

> If not fake news it's a bargain and should be snapped up
>
> — Alan Lazarus (@ABLkidlazar) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/ABLkidlazar/status/1266305461445201921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 4 mil and Josh Onomah
>
> — James (@JSergeant97) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/JSergeant97/status/1266304654222082048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No chance, we don’t spend that much on player purchases
>
> — Just Jason (@fadetoblack777) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/fadetoblack777/status/1266304331373899782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Levy comes back with a counter offer of a million
>
> — Paul (@paulmagee241) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/paulmagee241/status/1266304476786446336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Too much for levy
>
> — Jarv,🐓🎱🥊👨‍🌾🃏🏢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷🏋️‍♂️🎯🏟🖤 (@EssexJarv) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/EssexJarv/status/1266316705476812809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Daniel levy after being told [pic.twitter.com/UDTbyegrGf](https://t.co/UDTbyegrGf)
>
> — AM 💎 (@mofiyin\_) [May 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/mofiyin_/status/1266306379960090626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Tottenham fans, should the board sign Philippe Coutinho in the summer? Let us know down below!***