Philippe Coutinho will not move to Manchester United for one reason

Philippe Coutinho has no desire to leave Barcelona to join Manchester United because his family did not like living in England during his time at Liverpool.

The Brazilian playmaker left Anfield for the Nou Camp in 2018 but his dream move has since become a nightmare.

He often finds himself benched and has not been able to replicate the sort of form that saw him become a firm Anfield favourite during his time on Merseyside.

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE, ENGLAND – Saturday, December 2, 2017: Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho Correia celebrates scoring the fifth goal during the FA Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Liverpool FC at the American Express Community Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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However, despite his current bleak situation, Coutinho has no intention of joining United, or leaving Barcelona at all.

That decision may not be in his hands though, as the Catalan giants are considering his future, with a surprise move for Neymar on the cards.

Barcelona’s ESPN correspondent categorically denied that Liverpool could move for Coutinho: “The longer this goes on the more feasible that Barca would accept an offer.

“The problem is they paid so much for him, and have invested so much into him, that they don’t want to take a big hit.

“At the moment the official line is he’s not for sale.

“But unofficially there are whispers that if Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich or whoever it may be, came in during the summer and tested Barcelona with a bid, maybe of around £100m, then maybe the club would think now is the right time to cut their losses.

“As for Liverpool, I don’t have any insight from their point of view, but if they did come in with a bid it would almost be like Barca would be put off by selling him back to the club where they bought him from.

“Even if Liverpool were to match the same price that another club was prepared to pay, it almost feels like Barcelona would have been had off.”

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