Chelsea 'favourites to land Philippe Coutinho.

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Chelsea are at the front of the queue to sign Philippe Coutinho, who is currently on-loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona.

The former Liverpool man, who was at Anfield from 2013 until 2018, made a big-money move from the Reds to Barca in January 2018, but struggled to match the hefty heights he showed in the Premier League during 18 months at the Nou Camp.

He was therefore shipped out by then-Barca boss Ernesto Valverde to Bayern, but a move back to England with Chelsea could be on the horizon, according to Spanish outlet AS.

Chelsea are at the front of the queue to sign Philippe Coutinho, who is currently on-loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona.

The former Liverpool man, who was at Anfield from 2013 until 2018, made a big-money move from the Reds to Barca in January 2018, but struggled to match the hefty heights he showed in the Premier League during 18 months at the Nou Camp.

He was therefore shipped out by then-Barca boss Ernesto Valverde to Bayern, but a move back to England with Chelsea could be on the horizon, according to Spanish outlet AS.

Meanwhile, Coutinho has played an important role for Bayern this season as they have fought their way back to the top of the Bundesliga.

The 27-year-old has made 22 appearances in the German top-flight, with eight goals and 15 starts in total.

Currently, Bayern are four points clear at the top of the table from Borussia Dortmund, with nine games left in the domestic season.