Liverpool Football Club has rejected a £72million formal transfer bid from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho.
The opening offer was binned by Anfield chiefs who insist that the Brazilian is not for sale at any price.
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Coutinho, who signed a new 5-year contract with the Reds only in January, has aspirations of playing for the Catalan outfit so it’s unlikely that this one will go away anytime soon. It’s also worth pointing out that Barcelona wouldn’t bid if the player’s camp hadn’t indicated a willingness to make the switch to the Nou Camp.
Despite Spanish football expert Guillem Balague wittering on for months that Barcelona were definitely not interested in the 25-year-old, we reported to the contrary. However, Barcelona’s interest has been rather lukewarm and the question we’ve been putting to you for the last year is: ‘Are they really prepared to break the bank to land him?’.
It would be Coutinho’s dream move but we’re not convinced that FSG would be able to bank a dream transfer fee for him. We’re not so sure that Barcelona would be willing to offer silly money which is what the Reds would push for if they had to accept that the player wanted to fulfil his ambitions.
As it stands, the official line is that he’s not for sale at any price. Do you believe that? What’s your thoughts? Let us know in our free forums.
More on these developments on our members’ website throughout the day.
