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Philippe Coutinho's Agent Says Barcelona 'Have No Intention of Selling'

Barcelona won't offload Philippe Coutinho during the transfer window, according to the player's agent, Kia Joorabchian.

As he told Jason Burt of The Daily Telegraph, Joorabchian was informed by Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu the club has "no intention of selling" the Brazilian playmaker.

However, Joorabchian addressed ongoing rumours involving Coutinho, Brazil international teammate Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain. Joorabchian believes moves are being made without Barca's full knowledge to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou and send Coutinho to the French capital:

"I will not let people talk about Philippe and put him down because for one-and-a-half years we have said nothing.