Barcelona have an “agreement in principle” to send Philippe Coutinho on loan to Bayern Munich, both clubs confirmed on Friday.
Coutinho was left out of the squad for Barca’s La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao, with club director Guillermo Amor confirming the Brazilian is close to joining Bayern.
“We can confirm that there is an agreement in principle for the loan of Coutinho to Bayern and we just have to finalise the deal,” Amor told Movistar, ahead of the game at San Mames.
Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic also confirmed the loan deal later on Friday.
“I can confirm that we were in Barcelona and have agreed terms with the player and his agent,” Salihamidzic told broadcaster ZDF following Bayern’s own league opener.
“We have a good relationship with Barcelona. We are still missing a few details such as the signature and the medical, but we are happy to have got a player like him.”
Cuisance joins
Borussia Moenchengladbach confirmed on Saturday that they had sold French midfielder Mickael Cuisance to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.
Bayern had announced on Friday evening that Cuisance, 20, had undergone a medical in Munich.
Kicker magazine reported that Bayern had paid around 10 million Euros ($11.1m) to secure the services of Cuisance, who joined Moenchengladbach from AS Nancy two years ago.