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Have we signed him yet?
The not so Official January Transfer Rumour Thread
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No, this is still the rumour thread Kris. Looking promising though. Fingers and all possible extremities are crossed at the moment.
*legs and eyes crossed*
Ha! You can call him Coutsen, if you want.
Like I said, Coutinho is a Kaka/Oscar type. I don't see him as a CM at all; he has to play in attack. For me, his dribbling ability and short passing are his two most outstanding qualities. He has good awareness of the teammates' movements too - he is a type of player who communicates through playing, rather than putting his head down and trying to use his technique to beat the whole opposing team. He seems to rely on dribbling a bit more than Oscar or Kaka, but he is not a showboater - I don't recall seeing a whole lot of pointless tricks from him.
To succeed in European football he may need to bulk up a bit and develop a harder shot, work on his stamina and defensive part of the game - all typical problems for a Brazilian attacking player of his age. He is pretty much equally good with both feet and at Inter I mostly saw him play behind the striker(s). But in England, I'm pretty sure he would be used mostly on the wing.
Is that something you're hearing or just an assumption? Cos you'd have thought Ian Ayre would've already checked that out.
Hang on.
Not getting excited till he has signed on this:
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Something that's been mentioned although, without coming across as tragic and embarrassing, I'm wondering how Man Utd got around this when they signed the Da Silva twins.
I hate Sir Alex as much as anyone but you need to get a fucking life you dozy Norwegian stringbean.
Surely given the fact that Coutinho is already playing in Europe it should be straightforward?
It's not like we're trying to get some no mark from the Brazilian league.
How did Utd get a work permit for that Portuguese guy, the one from the 3rd division... I forget his name.
It's not like we're trying to get some no mark from the Brazilian league.
How did Utd get a work permit for that Portuguese guy, the one from the 3rd division... I forget his name.
Bebe?
Duh, if he's Portuguese he doesn't need a work permit.
Barcelona have made an approach for Fischer.
Booooooo
Ahh... so just for non-EU?
Yup.
Just don't tell KHL I'm joking ... We should really sign both their danish studs to make up for not getting Laudrup.
Financial issues apparently. It's why Sneijder left
Yeah financial issues and the fact that outside England you can actually get players for closer to what they're actually worth.
Is this a sign that our scouting team are actually scouting properly now?
Sky Sports understands that Liverpool are continuing talks with Inter Milan over Philippe Coutinho.
The Reds are understood to have already had one bid rejected by Inter, which was in the region of £6.75million.
Now the clubs are holding further discussions and the expectation is that a deal will be concluded shortly with Liverpool
paying £8million.
The 20-year-old, who was linked with a move to Aston Villa
earlier in the window, now looks close to becoming Liverpool's second signing this month.
Coutinho, who joined Inter from Vasco da Gama in 2010, spent last season on loan at Espanyol
before returning to the San Siro in the summer.
He has featured five times for Inter so far this term.
The Reds are understood to have already had one bid rejected by Inter, which was in the region of £6.75million.
Now the clubs are holding further discussions and the expectation is that a deal will be concluded shortly with Liverpool
The 20-year-old, who was linked with a move to Aston Villa
Coutinho, who joined Inter from Vasco da Gama in 2010, spent last season on loan at Espanyol
He has featured five times for Inter so far this term.
I'm deliriously excited about this. A front 3 of Coutinho, Suarez, Sturridge, Sterling and Suso is gonna rip defences to shreds with the footballs.
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