Barcelona are preparing to make a fresh £138million transfer bid for Philippe Coutinho. As yet Liverpool have not received the offer but club insiders insist that it will be immediately rejected if it comes in.
Nou Camp officials don’t expect the bid to be accepted either but the suggestion is that they have tabled it at the request of the player to not give up on pursuing him.
Coutinho has had a transfer request rejected and has subsequently informed the club that he does not want to turn out for them again. Despite Coutinho’s unhappiness, Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp believes the player can and will be welcomed back into the set-up when he’s recovered from being ‘ill’, which has so far prevented him from turning up at Melwood this week.
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It is claimed that Barcelona are now offering Liverpool £101million in cash up front and a further £37million in add-ons.
A source (ED: Cough! Cough! Kia Joorabchian) has been quoted as telling Sky Sports News: “Philippe has never been more determined to leave Liverpool.
“To suggest Barca are thinking of backing out and calling it a day, is absolute nonsense.
“They’re all in now; their cards are on the table and they’ll never give up the fight.”
