Barcelona in race against the clock to convert Philippe Coutinho's passport

David Cooper - Writer 10:31 08/08/2018
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  • Philippe Coutinho could be on the sidelines for Barcelona‘s Spanish Super Cup match against Sevilla on Sunday, unless the club can fix their non-EU player quota, according to Marca.

    La Liga and the Super Cup only allow three non-EU players to be included in any matchday squad and Coutinho is registered with a Brazilian passport.

    New signings Arturo Vidal of Chile and Brazilian pair Malcom and Arthur Melo all need to be on the non-EU visas, so the 25-year-old is set to switch to Portuguese registration.

    Coutinho’s wife is Portuguese and the player is able to register as a Portuguese citizen after three years of marriage.

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