7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
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FinBarcelonafan
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He has one year less in his contract and he is one year older. I'd say he cost the same.
26 years old next summer...contract until 2022...still taking his game to new levels...PL teams having strong negotiating position.
This is a business not a charity. Not sure who the big transfer will be next summer but whoever it is, that person will set the market.
I'd add that 27-30 are prime years for most players. Liverpool have him contracted for his prime years. It's going to be expensive to buy him. But I think that if Coutinho really wants to leave and Barcelona gives Liverpool a fair offer then they will release him.
DonAK
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I'll never forgive Robert, Segura and Bartomeu if they let some other club sign Coutinho while they sign yet another inferior player.
So did Suarez, but yet they let him leave. Same with Bale and many others. Players that want to leave will eventually leave.
So did Suarez, but yet they let him leave. Same with Bale and many others. Players that want to leave will eventually leave.
Jenks
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If I had to guess I'd say they'll stick a £120-150m pricetag on his head and wait all summer for Barca to agree to it.
That's the only option. Some kind of gentleman's agreement. He didn't get his wish last summer and came back with his head down and worked hard. They'll have Keita too so it'll be easier for them to let him go.
But thats not what I was arguing. I know he will leave Liverpool, the issue is how much money and I think the money will have increased from last summer.
Right now, he is playing at a level higher than anyone in the Premier League. People can talk about KDB but remember who KDB is surrounded by and imagine what Coutinho would look like surrounded by those players.
FinBarcelonafan
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That doesn't mean shit. Put anybody with ManC and they look way better than they are. Bad example.
City's team is working very well now, but I don't see how their all players are elite, Gundogan etc etc. It's all team work there imo. They have some great individuals, but mostly it's about their team play, which makes them so good. I'm not exactly afraid of any of their player, like Messi and Ronaldo(used to) put fear on opponent.
They could still use some star players on level of Neymar, Cavani etc. KDB is their best player of course.
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Neeraj
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As much as we'd like to believe that the 85m price tag has Coutinho sale all over it, not sure that holds true. English clubs have a shit load of money, and I can't see them being unable to shell out that money unless they sell Coutinho.
I can't imagine what he's going to cost us though. The fact that he has performed this season for them after being denied a transfer should work in his/our favor, but that isn't going to get the asking price down.
I can't imagine what he's going to cost us though. The fact that he has performed this season for them after being denied a transfer should work in his/our favor, but that isn't going to get the asking price down.
wisconsincule
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Yeah Liverpool definitely have the money without needing to sell Coutinho. He’s going to cost 150+. Nervous we’re not going to pay the fee and end up blowing it on 2-3 inferior players.
Xaviniesta
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Van Dijk signed for 75 million pounds...that can only mean one thing....
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