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Barcelona ‘to offer Coutinho in exchange for Neymar’ in bid to get Brazil star back at Nou Camp

BARCELONA are considering swapping Philippe Coutinho for Neymar in a potential swap deal to bring the star back to Spain.

World record £198million man Neymar left the Nou Camp in 2017 for the monster transfer fee and Barca used the money to buy Coutinho from Liverpool.

 Neymar, right, and Philippe Coutinho, left, have been training with Brazil ahead of the Copa America
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Neymar, right, and Philippe Coutinho, left, have been training with Brazil ahead of the Copa AmericaCredit: Getty Images - Getty

But according to the , the Catalan giants have already opened discussions with PSG over bringing him back.

And Barca are happy to use Coutinho as makeweight, after fluffing a golden opportunity to win the Champions League.

Ousmane Dembele is also a player in discussions between Barca and PSG.

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Real Madrid have also been linked with Neymar, whose father has been encouraging interest from the big two Spanish clubs.

Neymar has had an underwhelming two seasons at the Parc des Princes, where he has missed crucial games due to injury.

And he punched a fan during the French Cup final and was banned for three matches, while also getting into an alleged scrap with team-mate Julian Draxler.

And he is facing another potential injury heartbreak after limping out of Brazil training clutching his knee.

He is currently with Tite's squad ahead of the Copa America, which starts on June 15, where he was also stripped of the captaincy.

 Neymar winced as he limped out of training holding his knee
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Neymar winced as he limped out of training holding his kneeCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Philippe Coutinho has not impressed Barcelona fans since arriving from Liverpool at the start of 2018
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Philippe Coutinho has not impressed Barcelona fans since arriving from Liverpool at the start of 2018Credit: AFP or licensors
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