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Lionel Messi would prefer that Barcelona sell Ousmane Dembele and stay with Philippe Coutinho, according to reports.
Coutinho looks certain he will leave the Camp Nou in the summer after failing to impress after his £ 142m move from Liverpool.
The 27-year-old’s career has stagnated in recent months, and he needs to move if he wants to rediscover his form starting in 2018.
A host of Premier League clubs are lining up to sign the Brazilian, and Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City and Newcastle are believed to be competing.
But not everyone in Barcelona believes that selling Coutinho would be the best for the club.
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The report adds that the players are aware that it will be necessary to sell someone if the club has any chance of finding the money to re-sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi recently announced that he and his Barcelona teammates would receive a 70 percent pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, the Barcelona captain said: “Before continuing, we want to make it clear that we have always been willing to reduce our wages because we fully understand that we are in an exceptional situation.”
“We as players are always here to help the club when they ask for it.
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“It never ceases to amaze us that from within the club there were those who tried to put us under the magnifying glass and tried to push us to do something we always knew we would do.”
“If we have not spoken so far, it is because the priority was to find solutions to help the club and see who was most affected during this situation.”
“For our party, the time has come when the cut will be 70 percent of our wages during the state of alarm. We will also help the club so that workers receive 100 percent of their wages.”
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