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Five Bayern Munich players likely to leave in summer

By Kiran Thakare

The Allianz Arena, a venue for the UEFA EURO 2020 football championship, is pictured in Munich, southern Germany on March 17, 2020. - The European championship, due to be played in June and July this year, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body UEFA said on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
The Allianz Arena, a venue for the UEFA EURO 2020 football championship, is pictured in Munich, southern Germany on March 17, 2020. - The European championship, due to be played in June and July this year, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body UEFA said on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Philippe Coutinho of FC Bayern Munich during the German DFB Pokal quarterfinal match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich at the Veltins Arena on March 03, 2020, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany(Photo by ANP Sport via Getty Images)
Philippe Coutinho of FC Bayern Munich during the German DFB Pokal quarterfinal match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich at the Veltins Arena on March 03, 2020, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany(Photo by ANP Sport via Getty Images) /

Philippe Coutinho

As soon as Leroy Sane suffered a serious injury against Liverpool in August, Bayern had to alter their transfer plans. The club moved swiftly to sign Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Perisic on one-year loan deals from Barcelona and Inter Milan, respectively.

Recent reports suggest that Perisic is likely to stay beyond this season as his transfer fee is much cheaper than Coutinho. The Brazilian forward has not done enough to warrant a fee excess of €100 million.

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Coutinho started slowly at Bayern as he missed pre-season preparations due to Copa America. After the initial adaption period, the former Liverpool forward started showing glimpses of his brilliance. He performed well under Kovac but found himself on the bench under Flick. His form dipped with less playing time as Muller became the first-choice number ten option.

The Brazilian still has decent stats, but he has failed to live up to the standards that he has shown in the past. His performances in big games have been disappointing. It doesn’t make sense for Die Roten to cough up €100 million fee for a player who will be 28 next season and has struggled to perform in the past couple of years.