Coutinho will only leave Barça for Serie A or Premier League

Philippe Coutinho knew that Ronald Koeman's departure could bring an end to his last hopes of being a success at Barcelona.

The Dutch coach was keen to help him re-find his form and give him chances to impress, but it never quite happened.

Xavi has now arrived with urgent work needing to be done on the squad and his patience has quickly run out with the best-paid player in the squad.

Coutinho's departure would enable Barça to bring in more players as it would release room on their wage bill.

The Brazilian is a good professional and has never been a problem off the pitch for Barça. Now, both the player and his agents are playing their part to find a loan more -- or even a free transfer.

Coutinho has only given one condition: that if he leaves Barça he wants to go to a good league and is only keen on the Premier League or Serie A.

The former Liverpool man isn't interested in experiments, retirement homes or exotic leagues. In Italy, only Juve could pay anything like what he's earning at Barça, but there's no interest.

The Premier League is the key. Let's see if anything comes up this week. Barça are helping him in every way possible.