Coutinho gone. 142m
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Come on mate.... fill in the rest. Can't wait to see were this end!!
Zico is 100% right with his comments - I think the issue is not all 100% Barca turning his head - but more so their players with shitty quotes and personal calls to Coutinho. Fucking joke why FIFA/UEFA don't do something about this sort of secondary tapping up shit. I also have a dream - and it goes like this:-
we come up against Barca in the CL and we beat them home and away - and then Coutinho turns to Messi and co at the end and says "thanks for the offer guys but I think I'll stay where I am".
we come up against Barca in the CL and we beat them home and away - and then Coutinho turns to Messi and co at the end and says "thanks for the offer guys but I think I'll stay where I am".
I have a strong feeling we will sell him in January - cannot see him staying. What bothers me now is that if he stays - he has built a relationship with Salah, and Mane to some extent - and give a season and I can see him trying to tap up Salah, and Mane, in the future on Barca's behalf. We have seen Suarez go all out to try and get him to sign - can see the same happening when he goes over there and Barca want Salah next season.
This Nike thing deserves a statement from our club. If Barca are doing this then the footballing authorities need to put a statement out.
Om this day in 2021 (or is it 22?) he is allowed to discuss a pre contract with them or whoever he wants.
- Chris Bascombe
Liverpool will demand an astronomical fee for Philippe Coutinho before they consider the sale of the Brazilian to Barcelona after the Spanish side’s shirt manufacturers were guilty of an extraordinary marketing blunder.
Barcelona’s presumption they will sign the playmaker in this transfer window was taken to extreme levels when Nike – who not only provide the club’s kits but have their own sponsorship deal with Coutinho - announced his imminent arrival at the Nou Camp.
They displayed an advert on their official online store on Saturday evening urging fans to purchase their Coutinho jersey for the remainder of this campaign.
It read: "Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up Camp Nou. Get your 2017/8 FC Barcelona kit with the Magician's name on it. Act fast - free personalisation only available until January 6."
The Nike website suggests Philippe Coutinho is to move from Liverpool to Barcelona
The promotion – linked via Barcelona’s own website – was removed within an hour. Despite the advertisement, it was not possible to buy the jersey.
Despite requests for a statement, Nike offered no comment or explanation for the gaffe. The arrogance surrounding the advert fuelled the sense of intrigue.
Liverpool rejected three Barcelona bids for Coutinho last summer, the last of £115 million. The initial payment was just £86 million, woefully short of what it would take for the Merseyside club to even consider selling their star player.
Having taken a tough stance in the summer, manager Jurgen Klopp has been more reticent about making any statement on the player’s future recently. Liverpool’s hardline six months ago coincided with the player declaring himself unfit with a bad back.
Barcelona have made it clear that they want to sign the Brazilian CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
Since his return, Coutinho has been one of the Premier League’s stand-out performers. However, he is still keen to leave. Coutinho is prepared to give up his immediate Champions League ambitions to secure his move and talks have been ongoing between the club and his representative during the course of the season.
It is possible he will not start his club’s New Year’s Day fixture at Burnley, but that is as much a consequence of Klopp’s rotation policy with two games in 48 hours.
The Liverpool manager has always intended to make wholesale changes for the trip to Turf Moor.
I really hope this is true.
Good, they have been Barca and their connected lot have been taking the piss over the last year a bit with the whole sage.
Hopefully get some dough after this at least.
That makes it sound like he's definitely gone this month
I'd say the opposite.
I think (and hope) you're right - a transfer of this magnitude would not be done so quietly, plus it would be extremely stupid to sell our best player mid-season. Probably more underhanded/desperate tactics from Barcelona to keep this story alive.
Van dijk was done very quietly
Go to court on what grounds?
Surely using it along with the umpteen players & ex players statements as evidence of tapping up would make more sense.
Image rights?
Except he wasn't. Just about everybody knew he was moving-- just to where was the question even if Man City did brief journalists that it was almost a done deal.
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