Brazilian’s loan deal with Bundesliga champions expected to include an option to buy.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is on the verge of joining Bayern Munich on a season-long loan.

“We can confirm that there is an agreement in principle for the loan of Coutinho to Bayern,” said Barcelona’s club director, Guillermo Amor, before the league match. “We just have to finalize the deal.”

Bayern’s sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, added: “I can confirm that [chief executive] Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and I were in Barcelona and we have reached an agreement with the club, player, and agent,” Salihamidzic quoted.