Philippe Coutinho: Barcelona star prefers Chelsea to Man Utd because of these four players

PHILIPPE COUTINHO would prefer to leave Barcelona for Chelsea rather than Manchester United, reports claim.

Philippe Coutinho is facing an uncertain future at Barcelona and, amid his struggles over at the Nou Camp, has been tipped to join either Manchester United or Chelsea when the transfer window reopens.

The Brazil international found the net in last night’s thrilling 4-4 draw with Villarreal.

But Coutinho has looked out of his depth at Barcelona ever since his huge £142million arrival from Liverpool back in January 2018.

As a result of his ongoing struggles, talk of a move away from Catalonia is gathering pace ahead of the summer transfer window.

And Sport is reporting the 27-year-old would be unwilling to join United due to the fact he still remains loyal to former club Liverpool.

The Reds themselves, however, would unlikely fork out for their former No 10 because of the way he left the club.

It has also been reported in the past that Liverpool deems the playmaker too expensive.

But it is claimed Coutinho is, however, willing to join Chelsea.

And that is because the Blues already have four Brazilians at the club in something that would make him more inclined to sign.

Chelsea have Emerson Palmieri, Jorginho, Willian and David Luiz all strutting their stuff at Stamford Bridge.

And, with the Blues primed to lose Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, Coutinho could join as a direct replacement - although they are currently banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows.

Meanwhile, La Liga expert Guillem Balague recently claimed that Barcelona thought their Samba star to be DEPRESSED over at the Nou Camp.