This cannot be happening right 
, I thought Liverpool were such a big club that no player would leave if they didn't want to
, I thought Liverpool were such a big club that no player would leave if they didn't want to Philippe Coutinho
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If I were you I wouldnt mind getting £100m for him. He's a form player, plays amazing for 5 or 6 games then gets injured/loses form and doesnt get it back for a month or two.
Go for it Barca. Make 'em an offer they can't refuse.
Nah, he was very good at Sampdoria already but too inconsistent on his own to make Inter a top team. Spalletti as a coach should help him a lot though and many other outcasts as well, giving the squad a much needed purpose at last.
He was good but Inter signed him when he had only 1 season at top level and when he was just 20. Safe to say, Inter did really well with Icardi. I think that's the only example I can think of though.
I'd find it hard to believe Liverpool would reject £100m for him... he's not even their best player (Mane is)
What would we do with the money? You keep your best player if you want to challenge for trophies.
Wow, just wow. £100m for the epitome of inconsistency 
I really hope he stays in Liverpool or go for much less because quoted money is absurd and they can easily replace him.
He is the most overrated player in PL.
I really hope he stays in Liverpool or go for much less because quoted money is absurd and they can easily replace him.
He is the most overrated player in PL.
I understand that Klopp wouldn't want to sell him - difficult to replace right now - but, equally, would he want a player in his team that doesn't want to be there?
Nah, Mane is good, but Coutinho is their best player most games - he pulls the strings
Most people on here didn't even want Mane back when he was linked with United (I did of course, but I was very much in the minority)
This'll be another Suarez situation, he'll give them another year and move to Barca next summer
I don't understand how this simple concept still escapes so many people on here.
You buy two/three players with the potential to be better (like a Mane for instance).
Coutinho alone probably isn't enough to win trophies, but two/three players who could reach his level could well be. It's obviously easier said then done, but like I said, it's a lot of money for someone that isn't even your best.
Almost every time Mane plays he looks dangerous as feck, Coutinho is a bit too inconsistent in comparison (sometimes he looks like a proper world beater, other times he fades out)
Coutinho wasn't even inconsistent last season, its a tired cliche and i guess apart from him being light weighted is the obvious stick to beat with him. This thread might look stupid looking back on it in the next few years, because talent wise, Coutinho is obviously talented enough to be one of the best players of his generation.
What two of three players? is the question? And what period of last season was he too inconsistent?
I'm all for Liverpool being set back by losing their best players....Bravo...!!!
If you got that offer at the start of the window maybe you could think about it. But, now, so late in this inflated market and with other teams knowing that you're suddenly full of cash it would be a stupid decision. Coutinho also doesn't seem like a type to push for the transfer.
All in all, it would be just a confirmation that FSG is looking mostly for profit, Klopp relationship could easily deteriorate with them and suddenly you would have a bad atmosphere inside the club right before the start of the league.
Not to mention, that you had a problem with squad depth last season and there is no progress on that side, especially if you sell Coutinho. So, no matter how big an offer from Barcelona is, under this circumstances, IMO it would be a bad idea to cash in.
Klopp won't be happy if Coutinho refuses to play fookin football.
If you need that bit of magic to change a game though I think Coutinho has it over Mane.
Also have to remember Lallana is out for a few months, so makes it even more unlikely Coutinho will be sold. Next summer seems way more likely.
I like him a lot as a player, when he plays he keeps things ticking over in that midfield nicely. Can see why Barca want him tbh, he'd fit right in no problem.
Depending on the type of guy he is, it may not even affect him that much if he's told me can move in 12 months time.
I like him a lot as a player, when he plays he keeps things ticking over in that midfield nicely. Can see why Barca want him tbh, he'd fit right in no problem.
Depending on the type of guy he is, it may not even affect him that much if he's told me can move in 12 months time.
He would stay if it weren't for United offside goal.
He's leaving because Liverpool tried to play football. Barca just played to win. Disgusting behavior from Barca
Whole of city of Barcelona is in their box trying to get Coutinho. Mental.
They will be massively fecked if he leaves. You can't lose your best player a few days before the season starts and jog on as if nothing happened.
Turning out to be quite a summer for Klopp.
Keita => Denied
VVD => Denied
add Salah but face prospect of losing Coutinho.
Keita => Denied
VVD => Denied
add Salah but face prospect of losing Coutinho.
I agree with all of this. For us to even consider to sell him, we should've brought a replacement in way, way earlier during the window. Now, even IF we find a replacement, we wouldn't have strengthened ourselves but only replaced Coutinho. Add to that all clubs will know we're sitting on £100m and we'd be getting fecked over left, right and centre. Coutinho seems like a nice bloke but the truth is no one knows him personally or can tell how his mindset is right now, I just hope he stays a bit longer of course but I wouldn't begrudge him a move to Barcelona.
FSG, on the other hand, could face a riot against them and against the club if they decide to cash in on Coutinho. It would prove that we're indeed a selling club, even more so than the likes of Leipzig (a rather 'new' club) or Southampton. We have more than money enough to do our business without having to sell our best player, and even then we haven't got our deals done. It's easy to say "wow, £100m is so much money, you could buy three new players with potential for that and you'd be stronger than you are right now" but that's just not true. We couldn't lure Keita away with ~€75m, so a similar player would probably cost us a similar amount. Add a ~€50m CB to that and the Coutinho money is already gone and then some. It wouldn't make any sense whatsoever.
We couldn't afford to lose him at the start of the window imo, and we definitely can't afford to lose him four days before our season starts. All the reports about our stance on the matter say that we're firmly in the "not for sale" camp, so let's hope that's true and we don't change that at such a crucial time. I wouldn't hold it against him if he wants to leave but it would be such a coward move by FSG that I don't think I could ever back them again.
The wind is blowing him to Barcelona!
Yeah he's a goner. They'll probably allow him to leave if they get VVD. Him leaving is a full blown disaster. He's irreplaceable, tbh even if they offered us close to £140 million I wouldn't sell him. Unless it meant we could get M'bappe and put Firmino in Coutinhos' position. But that won't fecking happen will it.
Don't worry.
You.Got.Klopp.La
You.Got.Klopp.La
Lads, lads, lads, hang on...
You're all laughing at Liverpool losing their best player just days before the new season begins, BUT...
With the Coutinho money, Liverpool will be able to buy the entire Southampton 1st team and create a new club - Scousehampton - that contains the power of both these mighty footballing giants.
Scousehampton for the Champion's League?
You're all laughing at Liverpool losing their best player just days before the new season begins, BUT...
With the Coutinho money, Liverpool will be able to buy the entire Southampton 1st team and create a new club - Scousehampton - that contains the power of both these mighty footballing giants.
Scousehampton for the Champion's League?
Is he? I feel he just writes a lot of crap and hopes it sticks.
Surely Liverpool's owners will have to let Klopp have all the Coutinho money, or risk JK leaving? So I don't see how this is a case of them being greedy.
It doesn't matter how much liverpool fans say we won't sell him this late in the window or Klopp wont let him go etc. The player wants to go so he will go. They wont keep an unhappy player there all season.
I think all genuine football fans should want to see Coutinho sign for a proper club capable of playing at the highest level and winning the biggest trophies. Liverpool playing in the qualify for the Champions League cup each season is simply not good enough. Coutinho needs to play for one of the elite teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, us or PSG. His talent demands it.
Mbappe! That is dillusional. Liverpool would be at the back of the queue for him even if they could outbid everyone else.
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