Coutinho left 'outraged' with Levy after Spurs chief pulled the plug on a switch

Philippe Coutinho has been left to feel 'outraged' by Daniel Levy after the Tottenham chief pulled the plug on a proposed switch to north London last summer.

The 27-year-old has struggled to carry out the performances that lead to Barcelona shelling out £145million for the Brazilian in January 2018, with the former Liverpool star desiring a return to England.

According to Sport, Spurs had expressed a strong interest in securing the services of Coutinho, with a move for Giovanni Lo Celso looking unlikely and Levy baulking at Sporting's asking price for Bruno Fernandes.

A deal to bring the Brazilian to north London had been all but agreed, only for Levy, a wily negotiator known to be tight with the purse strings, to reduce the finances involved in the deal at the last minute.

The transfer never came to be and now Coutinho is reportedly so outraged with Levy's change of position that he will not consider moving to Tottenham in the future.

For now, the Brazilian is on loan at Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season, although it is unlikely that the German giants will look to sign the playmaker on a permanent deal.

Coutinho has scored nine goals and provided eight assists in his 32 outings for Hans-Dieter Flick's side.