Real Madrid have huge Barcelona fear if crucial transfer follows Philippe Coutinho deal
REAL MADRID are worried Barcelona will be unstoppable if they sign Antoine Griezmann as well as Philippe Coutinho.
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Barcelona have agreed to make Coutinho the second-most expensive player in the world and will unveil him this afternoon.
He joins for £142m from Liverpool and could make his debut as soon as Thursday.
And Madrid fear falling further behind Barcelona if they make Griezmann their next signing.
Real Madrid slipped 16 points back for the La Liga leaders yesterday with a draw against Celta Vigo.
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Zinedine Zidane was so furious with his team he kept them locked in the dressing room and missed his media duties.
But the big fear in Madrid is how Barcelona’s new-look side are taking shape.
Barcelona looked a mess in the summer with Neymar leaving for PSG and their top targets proving unavailable.
Ousmane Dembele was signed but Coutinho and Marco Verratti stayed where they were.
But Barca finally struck gold on the Coutinho deal this month and have made progress in their pursuit of Griezmann.
And Diario Gol claim that has got Madrid worried.
Florentino Perez is ready to overhaul his side but is unlikely to make a big signing this month, instead waiting for the summer window.
Neymar is at the top of his list despite his move to PSG in the summer, while Harry Kane and Mauro Icardi are targets.
David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois are among the top choice to replace Keylor Navas.
It has been claimed Madrid even made an 11th hour bid to sign Coutinho from under Barca’s nose but were knocked back.
