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On January 25th 2017 Philippe Coutinho signed a new 5 year contract extension with Liverpool FC that came into effect on 1st July 2017. A contract that held NO release clause if somebody came knocking on his or Liverpool FC's door with a wheelbarrow of cash that activated the possibility of talks to acquire his services. On signing on that dotted line Coutinho was committing the best years of his career to Liverpool FC, it was effectively a 5 1/2 year contract with nothing else on his mind for that amount of time other than to kick a ball for Liverpool FC.

Coutinho turned 25 on 12th June, he will be 30 by the time his new contract expires on 1st July 2022, he will be at an age where his premium is on the wane. He signed knowing full well that Barcelona FC also existed and his actions was to tell the World that I want Liverpool FC more than Barcelona...I want my best years at Liverpool FC!

On the run up to his contract activating, and mutterings of interest from Barcelona FC, Coutinho was still unswerving in the decision he'd made in January telling ESPN:
"Stay here and they will end up building a statue in your honour," Coutinho said in an interview with ESPN in May.

"Go somewhere else, to Barcelona, to Bayern Munich, to Real Madrid, and you will be just another player. Here you can be something more.

"I have a long contract with Liverpool. Speculation is for journalists only."

Here we are now on the possibility of a 4th very public bid from Barcelona, that really ought to be construed as criminal stalking with Phil now having a huge dose of stockholm syndrome... unable to currently play for us as the season gets into full swing. With the first excuse of a bad back that has morphed into just plain old "illness"!

We can discuss and suggest the reasons for Coutinho's change of heart and what he should and shouldn't do BUT here at Liverpool FC he is our World...the apple of our eye...adored by all here...at Barcelona FC he is merely a Trophy Wife!

"Adored here by all".... Really?? I'd take the money and drive him to the airport myself, just wish this happened in June so we could re-invest the money carefully.

i agree Kano. timing is not helping us. i wish we could be less of a joke in transfer season for once in my life.

yeah the only difference is if we were offered 200k something to leave the job we hate ,we would leave no stone unturned to get it
hate both jobs but atleast do the one that pays u more for hating it ???

I'd fight you for the pleasure.

Back of a rozzer meat wagon.

Just sprayed my brew all over the bass turd screen.

I agree, this is business, players come and go, most South American players don't grow up dreaming of playing for Liverpool, so it's to be expected they will move on like Suarez did.

I think he will put his head down and concentrate on his football, as long as he's playing well, the fans will accept that, there's already been noise from his camp that Barca manipulated him etc, so already doing the ground work.

If he stays I'm sure he will bounce back, and the fans will forget about it quickly. Not sure about the statue tho.

Sky reporting coutinho is feeling low and is not happy he is still here ahhh i really feel for him as far as i am concerened if he needs a lift to the airport i will be round in a jiffy has lost all respect for me and i think most fans feel the same sell the rat.