JamDav1982
Senior Member
The alternative of poorer squad is worse.
7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
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The alternative of poorer squad is worse.
Which is exactly what's going to happen plus at least 90-100m for Lemar.
Hidz
Member
This, everyone is going nuts this summer.
5ergio_Busquets
New member
Can we give them Arda and Gomes as a gift in addition to those 160m?
Zuti
New member
If only anyone wanted them, we are stuck with those,sigh.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
Is it? How much we over payed here, maybe 40-50 mil? It's a big sum, but without Paulinho signing this wouldnt be so insane.
vlad
New member
I would drive coutinho with car to barcelona as a liverpool fan, awesome job for liverpool if its true
AnfieldEd
I am Leg End
Hopefully Lemar and Van Dijk. If we got those two and lost Coutinho I'd still be more than delighted. But it depends on who we get in which will determine how I feel.
But 160m euros for a player who is not yet at elite level and may never reach elite level is incredible. It's about double his true value imo.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Liverpool should have signed VVD and Lemar for less earlier in summer..... is that not how it works.
It is awesome for Barca more than anyone as need players like him.
Givenchy
Senior Member
160m these days will get them Lemar 90m and VVD 70m thats hardly building a new team.
we are desperate but its a justified desperation when we see how shit the midfield is.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
What kind of impact Coutinho could have for us? Close to Neymar level? Obviously he would help a lot with our offense, which is pathetic atm from midfielders.
Lelouch vi Britannia
Banned
He could take a few weeks to gel with the team since he missed pre season.
Saladin
Active member
I'm still not convinced. Trust me, I hope we get Coutinho even for 160 mil euros (crazy, I know) as I see him adding a lot more quality and flair than the combined price for shitty over-the-hill fringe players over the years; Arda, Gomes, Paco, Vermaelen, Paulinho, Douglas combined fees is roughly the price of a WC midfielder in his prime in a WC year, and whatever trolls are stating on Twitter (Gylfi and Mahrez having better stats than Coutinho, etc.) Coutinho is the real deal, especially in regards to skills that complement our way of football. He has a magical touch, can drive the ball through the flanks with superb vision and would have had a lot more assists and goals had he played alongside Messi, Suarez and Dembélé than with the likes of Origi, Sturridge and Lallana.
My concern is the alleged 'deal' is contingent on Liverpool signing a replacement before friday; Unless they are about to close Lemar or consider Keita entering next summer as a replacement, I do not see this deal go through, unfortunately. However, I would rather see us spend 160 mil euros on Coutinho than 50 or so mil. euros on Di Maria, that's for sure.
I doubt we will get him, but still the prospect is better today than it was yesterday, which is always positive. There's still hope.
My concern is the alleged 'deal' is contingent on Liverpool signing a replacement before friday; Unless they are about to close Lemar or consider Keita entering next summer as a replacement, I do not see this deal go through, unfortunately. However, I would rather see us spend 160 mil euros on Coutinho than 50 or so mil. euros on Di Maria, that's for sure.
I doubt we will get him, but still the prospect is better today than it was yesterday, which is always positive. There's still hope.
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