Barcelona are thought to have offered Lionel Messi’s iconic number 10 shirt to Philippe Coutinho, who is currently not assigned a squad number at Camp Nou.

There have been calls for Barça to retire Messi’s shirt following his departure to Paris Saint-Germain, However, until others like Miralem Pjanic and Samuel Umtiti leave, it is currently the only number that is still available in the first-team squad, where shirts run from 1-24.

Coutinho wore 14 for Barça last season after his old number seven was previously re-assigned to Antoine Griezmann. But the 14 shirt has since been handed to Barcelona B graduate Rey Manaj, who was added to the club’s La Liga squad alongside Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia on Saturday.

Coutinho, who was left out of the opening game of the season against Real Sociedad on Sunday after only recently starting training following long-term injury, has been linked with a move to Arsenal this week as a possible makeweight in an approach for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

https://www.reporterswall.com/barcelona-offer-lionel-messis-vacant-number-10-shirt-to-philippe-coutinho/

This will be a great disrespect to the Jersey No.10 if it is handed over to him..

Good one