The unhappy ending to Barcelona's UEFA Champions League campaign could also make two footballers leave the club this summer.
Last week, reports emerged about the four players that seem to be on the exit row at Camp Nou, and two of those footballers included in those reports have seen their options to leave the club increase. One of them seems to be closer to an exit, while the other one may need a bit of a break to leave Los Blaugranas.
The first player on this list is Ivan Rakitic, who has been named as a priority transfer target for Manchester United. With Ander Herrera leaving the club, added to Paul Pogba's possible departure, coach ole Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded Ed Woodward to sign a suitable replacement, according to The Sun. Rakitic has also been linked to Inter Milan, and Manchester United seems determined to get in the way of said transfer to try and lure Rakitic away from Camp Nou.
The other footballer set to leave Barcelona is Philippe Coutinho, who's disappointing season has caused more than a headache to fans and bosses equally. The Brazilian ace had been linked with a number of Premier League clubs, but it seems that only Chelsea has shown interest in his signing, according to Sport.
The main issue for this transfer to take place is that Chelsea needs to have their transfer ban overturned or held back by the Court of Arbitrage in Sports. If Chelsea can leave the ban without effect as the appeals go on, then Coutinho's path to Stamford Bridge would be clear. If things go the other way, Coutinho may have to stay at Camp Nou in quite a tricky situation, since fans seem to have had enough of his poor displays with Los Blaugranas.
