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I'd take what we are hearing with a pinch of salt!
Barcelona and their media are cvnts and will use any means possible to try and unsettle a player and force clubs hands into selling!
I did post a few weeks ago that Barca would be back up to their shenanigans again in this window, in trying to get Coutinho.
The fact is if we sell now, everybody knows we have money and prices for replacements shoot up.
I'd use reverse psychology and tell Barcelona that we don't want to sell but if they want him so much, they will have to pay a World Record Transfer Fee because that is how much he is worth to us! When they say no! tell Coutinho they must not hold him in the same high esteem that Liverpool FC does and that unless they pay you're not going anywhere!
And what if he goes on strike? If it's true and he is refusing to play for us (only him & LFC know this) then we should just sell, it's pointless putting him in the reserves, we just lose money. It's very similar to what Southampton did with VvD, sold him really early in the window so they have a full month to buy new players. What I don't want is for us to sell him 10 minutes before the transfer Window shuts, so we cannot bring in decent quality players with the money. We can't really complain about Coutinho's behaviour, VvD did similar stuff after we tapped him up.
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Just him his agent, barca and family playing up again. Same [oops] as last summer, just tell him he stays until the summer. He is a massive [oops], no loyalty at all he will get his move in a few months.
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I'd take what we are hearing with a pinch of salt!
Barcelona and their media are cvnts and will use any means possible to try and unsettle a player and force clubs hands into selling!
I did post a few weeks ago that Barca would be back up to their shenanigans again in this window, in trying to get Coutinho.
The fact is if we sell now, everybody knows we have money and prices for replacements shoot up.
I'd use reverse psychology and tell Barcelona that we don't want to sell but if they want him so much, they will have to pay a World Record Transfer Fee because that is how much he is worth to us! When they say no! tell Coutinho they must not hold him in the same high esteem that Liverpool FC does and that unless they pay you're not going anywhere!
And what if he goes on strike? It's very similar to what Southampton did with VvD, sold him really early in the window so they have a full month to buy new players. What I don't want is for us to sell him 10 minutes before the transfer Window shuts, so we cannot bring in decent quality players with the money. We can't really complain about Coutinho's behaviour, VvD did similar stuff after we tapped him up. Like last summer? he refused to play then as well. We hold all the cards here.
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I'd take what we are hearing with a pinch of salt!
Barcelona and their media are cvnts and will use any means possible to try and unsettle a player and force clubs hands into selling!
I did post a few weeks ago that Barca would be back up to their shenanigans again in this window, in trying to get Coutinho.
The fact is if we sell now, everybody knows we have money and prices for replacements shoot up.
I'd use reverse psychology and tell Barcelona that we don't want to sell but if they want him so much, they will have to pay a World Record Transfer Fee because that is how much he is worth to us! When they say no! tell Coutinho they must not hold him in the same high esteem that Liverpool FC does and that unless they pay you're not going anywhere!
And what if he goes on strike? It's very similar to what Southampton did with VvD, sold him really early in the window so they have a full month to buy new players. What I don't want is for us to sell him 10 minutes before the transfer Window shuts, so we cannot bring in decent quality players with the money. We can't really complain about Coutinho's behaviour, VvD did similar stuff after we tapped him up. Like last summer? he refused to play then as well. We hold all the cards here. I've never seen any evidence he refused to play last summer, he was injured a few weeks before the Barca bids, so he wasn't playing, he didn't get injured after them. If he isn't refusing to play, we should keep him, he has played well this season and has been very consistent, but inly he & LFC know what has been said, I wouldn't believe the press either way.
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During the start of the season when he wasn't "fit" to play for us he managed to turn out for Brazil in a World Cup Qualifier.
He was on strike, he just didn't have the balls to say it.
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Keep him until the summer, even if he strikes, it won't last past the window.
Players shouldn't leave here until it suits us for them to leave.
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Keep him until the summer, even if he strikes, it won't last past the window.
Players shouldn't leave here until it suits us for them to leave. My one and only reservation on that is the fact that it would probably de-value him next summer, and possibly prevent him being part of his WC squad. not that I really give one solitary turd about his well being or future career. 
Last edited by Growler; 03/01/18 12:11 AM.
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I'd take what we are hearing with a pinch of salt!
Barcelona and their media are cvnts and will use any means possible to try and unsettle a player and force clubs hands into selling!
I did post a few weeks ago that Barca would be back up to their shenanigans again in this window, in trying to get Coutinho.
The fact is if we sell now, everybody knows we have money and prices for replacements shoot up.
I'd use reverse psychology and tell Barcelona that we don't want to sell but if they want him so much, they will have to pay a World Record Transfer Fee because that is how much he is worth to us! When they say no! tell Coutinho they must not hold him in the same high esteem that Liverpool FC does and that unless they pay you're not going anywhere!
And what if he goes on strike? If he goes on strike, he’ll put his world cup place in serious jeopardy.
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He won't strike long enough to get himself dropped in a world cup year. No way. He's not stupid.
VVD sulking didn't drop his value.
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Doing a deal in january makes no sense for the player or either party. Why would Coutinho want to give up a chance to play in the CL last 16 after working for it for 2-3 years? If he had any sense he'd wait until the summer. The only way we should consider a January deal is to include a loan back until the end of the season. Other teams have negotiated that with us - so why can't we do it with Barca. That way Cout gets his move - AND gets to play in the CL. Maybe this is what will happen
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