Neeraj
Senior Member
I dont think clubs will be willing to offer 200m euros for a 26 year old Coutinho next season.
We shouldnt be this desperate though. There are other options available, and paying 160-170m euros for Coutinho is ridiculous. Thomas Lemar should be available for less than half that.
Well, they may not offer 200m. But they may offer what we're offering now - somewhere between 120 and even 150 (cannot rule out anything when Qatar is in the market). Us having to wait a year and also get a Coutinho who's a year older - that should cost them 50-60m euros and we should be able to get him at ~80m, but that's what I feel will never happen.
I'm not sure about how i feel about Lemar tbh, but there will be new standout players next season. There always are, every season. It should be common sense from our part to set the ball rolling for next season's transfer as early on as possible; but that's expecting a lot from crooks and incompetent clowns.