Philippe Coutinho is at risk of being left on the sidelines for Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup match against Sevilla on Sunday, unless the club can fix their non-EU player quota.

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, Spanish publication Marca say.
Competing with new signings Arturo Vidal (Chile) and Brazilian pair Malcom and Arthur Melo, the plan is for Coutinho to switch to Portuguese registration, the country of his wife.

Coutinho’s wife, Aine, is Portuguese and the player is able to register as a Portuguese citizen after three years of marriage.
It is the same method of nationality change that Luis Suarez undertook in 2014, shortly after joining the club.
Suarez is married to an Italian, Sofia Balbi, and the Uruguayan was able to get Italian citizenship and free up a non-EU space in Barca’s squad to help comply with the stringent rules.
Manager Ernesto Valverde is likely to want to give all three signings minutes in the Morocco match prior to the beginning of their La Liga title defence and failure to accelerate Coutinho through the registration process could see him miss out.
The Catalan giants currently have six players in the squad on non-EU passports but both Yerry Mina and Marlon Santos are expected to depart this summer.
Mina skipped Tuesday's training session as he looks to ensure a move to the Premier League, whose transfer window closes on Thursday, earlier than other European leagues, with Everton having agreed a fee for the Colombian.
Santos, meanwhile, has been courted by a number of sides in Italy with Serie A side Sassuolo keen on bringing him to the club.
Destro☆☆
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Let's make it snappy Barca. With Coutinho we might conwuer Europe this season
yedciklptu
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mina should be loan instead of selling him to everton
Samyzy
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Barcelona.... Good luck in SuperCup
Luli007
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Let loan mina instead of selling him or put buyback clause in his contract.
Nowklnosty
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Mina will go with a buy back clause . So for me he should go and gain playing time and more to that, experience european football. i hope he does well at Everton
BAPPSPAULO
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coutinho is just fantastic
U.S.A2016797
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jst loan him u coach it's not yo personal club we love barceloan so dot sale young gud players understood
GhettoBenz
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why selling mina loan him
I quite agree...loaning him makes more sense
Turadu7
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this media can make some things look worse. why are they just talking about coutinho when there are other NON-EU players in the squad. Arthur, Vidal, Malcom may not be registered because Coutinho must play for sure. visca El Barça
bazbikmopr
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why selling mina loan him
Mustaphe045
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Coutinho Big Respect
AshniStone
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hope he get thru fast
Dipbcdlmst
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don't sell Mina , let him stay in case of injury.
ForecerRed
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No, he has already represented brazil and made a senior appearance
Ok thanks for replying
nehabkmo
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So when he converts to portugal he will he be able to play for Portugal if. he wants to?
No, he has already represented brazil and made a senior appearance
Torrento
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don't sell mina.. loan him out.
ForecerRed
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So when he converts to portugal he will he be able to play for Portugal if. he wants to?
Angelezwaalsinah
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It will happen too
SIAM3963
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Hope he will play ... he is a big player and deserves to play the Super against Sevilla... please try your best Coutinho to get the Portuguese passport... the match won't be nice without him playing...
fredostar
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Coutinho who played in last season shouldn't be left out of the squad if he fails to secure the passport. new arrival Malcom should rather be left out because we have Dembele to do everything for us.
casmirprisca
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I hope too
tareqk
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coutinho will make place for him.. [Spittongue]
Đaiveed ♥
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hope it works. out Barcelona need all. their players ready
Mungpi7
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Coutinho have to stay