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Barcelona to avoid playing Coutinho this season or risk paying Liverpool Sh680 million

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - FC Barcelona v Ferencvaros - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - October 20, 2020 FC Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring their third goal [REUTERS/Albert Gea]

Philippe Coutinho is set to sit out the remainder of the season for Barcelona in order for the Catalan giants to avoid paying a transfer installment to Liverpool, according to reports in Spain.

Barca are in much-publicised financial strife amid the economic turmoil caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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