The Board is getting desperate just like rats wen you take away the cheese from them.
I do not know what Liverpool is doing. They have a player that is vey unhappy. In fact, he cried after scoring a goal for Brazil because of his present predicament. An unhappy player will diminish his production, eventhough it is not intentional, bringing his value down. In addition, this unhappiness tends to be contagious in the clubhouse; it infects players with a gripe, already.
Liverpool seems to want to sell Coutinho in next year's transfer window. What they have to realize is that they will not deal with the same Barça Board. This present Board will be gone by then. The new Board has not made any commitment to Coutinho or Liverpool. Therefore, they might not get the same value as today. Maybe there will be teams that will spend the money like ManCity, ManU, or Chelsea. That would be crazy to send a player of Coutinho's caliber to a direct competitor. What about PSG? No way, after all the problems they might have with UEFA and certainly not at the present price. However, it is their player, their team, and their problem