7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

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Ousmane Dembélé

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Paul Joyce:

Philippe Coutinho has opted out of a Liverpool trip to Dubai as he looks to push through a £142m move to Barcelona.

The Brazilian remained behind as his teammates headed to the United Arab Emirates for a mini-break after their FA Cup third round win over Everton on Friday night.

Liverpool are continuing to make exhaustive attempts to persuade Coutinho to put off move to the Nou Camp until the summer, including pay hikes and other incentives, but so far the 25-year-old has resisted those overtures.

Coutinho – who missed the 2-1 victory over Everton with a thigh injury - remains intent on flying out to Barcelona at the earliest opportunity and there has been contact between the clubs, via the player’s representatives.

Barcelona are proposing a package of £142m, of which around £36m would be made up of realistic add-ons, and are determined to sign Coutinho now rather than wait until the end of the season even though he is ineligible for the Champions League.

Throughout the latest instalment of a saga which began last August when the Catalan club had three different bids rejected, the last of which was for £118m, Liverpool have refused to comment.

Their failure to reaffirm their stance from last summer when Coutinho was not for sale at any price is seen as significant and manager Jurgen Klopp said there was no update on the situation after the latest win over neighbours Everton.

Should Barcelona finally land their man, it would be the third biggest transfer in the world.

Neymar is the world’s most expensive player at £198m and his Paris St Germain team-mate, Kylian Mbappe, will become the second when his loan move turns into a permanent £166m deal at the end of the season.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...-liverpool-trip-as-barcelona-beckon-st0drtkmf

Deal looks promising.
 
Xaviniesta

Xaviniesta

Senior Member
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:lol:
 
Ghostmaster

Ghostmaster

Danger Ahead
Said goodbye to his teammates, booked a flight to Barcelona, bought a ticket to Levante game, presentation on Monday. Everything is arranged.
 
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