Lazio are interested in signing Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona, with the option to buy him permanently for £25 million.
Coutinho has been widely linked with a move away from the Nou Camp this summer, with reports claiming that the former Liverpool player has been offered on loan to Premier League clubs.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Barcelona is willing to pay half of Coutinho's weekly wage of £200,000 to allow him to join Lazio.
If Lazio can sell Joaquin Correa, who is coveted by Inter Milan, they will have enough money to buy Coutinho.
Lazio are rumoured to want £34 million for Correa, while Inter are likely to embrace £25.5 million.
Coutinho is reportedly reluctant to join Lazio since Maurizio Sarri's team will compete in the Europa League this season and he wants to play in the Champions League.
Barcelona is eager to get Coutinho off their books, and the Brazilian's No. 14 shirt has been handed over to Rey Manaj, who has been promoted from the B team.
Coutinho has struggled for consistency since joining Barcelona in January 2018 for a cost of £105 million, and he missed the end of the season due to injury.
Coutinho won the Champions League during a loan stay at Bayern Munich in the 2019-20 season, and he could now be poised for another temporary move.
Coutinho's Barcelona contract has two years left on it, and the club is hoping to save money by sending him on loan and just having to pay half of his salary.
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