Messi Rates Ozil Ahead Of Coutinho
Barcelona ace Leo Messi rates Arsenal attacker Mesut Ozil ahead of Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
Both attackers have been linked with Barca ahead of the January market.
And Don Balon says Messi has told Barca chiefs to consider signing Ozil next summer instead of Philippe Coutinho.
Messi feels Ozil would be a smarter buy compared to the Liverpool playmaker.
The German is off contract in June and still to settle on new terms with the Gunners.
Liverpool, meanwhile, rejected three bids from Barca in the summer for Coutinho, 25, and rate him at €200m.
