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That may happen Herc...BUT Nike have fcuked us over whether we sell now or in the summer. Our transfer targets prices just got a lot more elevated because everybody knows now it is happening!

FSG need to issue a clarification that he is not for sale. We can guess, probably correctly, why they haven't done that. Shocking betrayal of the club and Klopp. We could easily have held him to his contract. If he leaves it's a disaster that could have easily been avoided.

Not so easy if he has his back pain back in Jan

If we want we can still hold him, which at least would teach Barcelona another lesson.

Also, he'd need to play to keep his place in the Brazil squad and starting XI.

Have to agree with both of you there. Get the deal done now and agree a loan back or have him here on other terms until the end of the season. He has shown that despite all the attention his form has not suffered. The owners might have caved in at £88m in the summer but we are likely to get nearer to £130m. That is a massive increase. Hate to say it but he could have a bad injury and suffer poor form because of it. If that happened we would miss out on the player in more ways than one.

Yes we can cope without him. But sometimes the money is too much to turn down. Think what £130m could buy. Three or four x Salah or Mane if spent well. That would make a strong attack even better. Lemar, Goretzke, Pulisic and Draxler could all come in and set up our attack for the next 8 years. If one of those got injured you still have the other 3 to add to Mane, Salah and Firmino.

I look at Spurs and what happened after selling Bale. It was pretty pathetic at first but look at them now. They will probably continue to sell their best players and move forward again. It is a horrible business but we must go this way if we want to challenge City.

With or without Coutinho what we have or could sign will be capable of scoring two or three every game. Keeping the score down at the other end is what we also need to do and we have started building there. Clyne, AA, Robertson and Gomez will get better with VVD and a better keeper organising things.

And Keita is coming too. That may well change our style too. We will be selling on the basis that 5 or 6 deals coming in are now tied up or at an advanced stage.

I am already looking forward to the second half of this season and the start of next with or probably without Coutinho.

I hope that'll be enough of a reason for him to stay until the end of the season Van. CL could be the decider.

Coutinho downing tools is unlikely, a second time. If FSG make it clear that he isn't for sale, I think that would be that. He wants to play football - you can see that clearly enough. If we bring in players that can really strengthen us alongside Salah, keita, VVD, himself, we'll be so competitive that he'll not need to leave.

Quite apart from which, I hate Barca and their attitude towards players that they 'admire'. I'd be thrilled to see them bleating in the face of our steadfast refusal to sell.

I'd question the assumption that the money recouped could be re-invested in 3/4 great players. Why would ambitious players join us if we keep selling our best to Barca? Also, if I were Klopp, having my best player sold against my wishes would compel me to look to new pastures.

I can't understand why so many posters seem to accept his departure as 'inevitable'. With a 5yr contract, this isn't the case. Comparisons with Mane and Firmino are not relevant here. Coutinho does something different and is a class above those 2 players. He is much more creative. Keita is not the same kind of player and I know of no other replacement that can step in - even at £100M - which is why Barca want him and we should hold on to him.

He even handed in a transfer request in the summer mind you!

But the reason he got so gobsmacked by the fact we didn't let him leave has to be that Barca really really did all they could to tap him up.

I hope we report them to FIFA for that and also for the Nike debacle the other day. Barca seem to never learn! Time to teach them an expensive lesson on how to behave properly IMO!

Liverpool will demand astronomical fee from Barcelona to sell Philippe Coutinho after Nike website blunder

The Telegraph By 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 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.

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.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...CiQG?li=BBoPWjQ

Why Nike’s Philippe Coutinho Barcelona leak doesn’t mean he’s leaving Liverpool

Nike leak: Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona

A huge social media storm broke on Saturday night.

Just before the January transfer window opens, Nike updated their website in a significant way.

Nike are responsible for Barcelona’s kit and merchandise.

And on Saturday night Nike appeared to confirm that Coutinho’s Barcelona move was done.

Users on Nike’s website have noticed how the kit manufacturers were promoting new ‘Coutinho Barcelona’ kits.

Of course, stories linking Coutinho with a move from Liverpool to Barcelona have been around for more than six months.
‘Why Liverpool haven’t sold’

Liverpool fans have been reacting on social media to the Nike leak.

Coutinho has been in sublime form for Liverpool in recent weeks, and it’s clear many fans want the Brazilian to stay at Anfield.

So how can Liverpool fans explain what happened on Nike’s website and still believe Coutinho is staying?

A few theories have popped up in an effort to explain the situation.
‘It was hackers’

Some Liverpool fans want to believe the Nike update was a hoax.

It’s suggested hackers got on Nike’s website and unlawfully edited it to set off the Coutinho alarm bells.

But that seems unlikely.



Either Nike’s website has been bilingually hacked or Barcelona are finally about to get their wish on Philippe Coutinho #LFC #FCB pic.twitter.com/WP422Yp6F5

— Richard Buxton (@RichardBuxton_) December 31, 2017

To everyone who says Nike's website got hacked, it's not just the English site. You really reckon the hackers translated that Coutinho line perfectly to all languages?

— Henrik Lehmann (@henriklehmannn) December 31, 2017

Remember Mahrez to Chelsea

Other Liverpool fans have recalled a similar story from July 2016.

Back then Chelsea fans were getting very excited after a picture appeared on the Adidas’ official website of an advert for a Riyad Mahrez Chelsea shirt.

Of course, that deal never came to pass.

Coutinho to Barcelona doesn’t make sense

Other Liverpool fans simply can’t believe that Liverpool would sell Coutinho to Barcelona in January.

A long post on Reddit is gaining plenty of attention to explain this point of view.

Cutting to the chase of the argument, the Coutinho Nike update was put down to a rogue employee working for the website.

Whether in error or otherwise, the Nike update was a mistake.



https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/social/nike-coutinho-barcelona-leaving-liverpool/