Luis Suarez admits discussing Barca move with Philippe Coutinho

Luis Suarez has admitted to talking to Philippe Coutinho about making the switch from Liverpool to Barcelona.

Today’s ‘Mundo Deportivo’ run with a front page of: ‘COUTINHO WOULD CONTRIBUTE A LOT‘ and inside there’s an interview with Suarez in which he talks about his former Liverpool team-mate hopefully joining up with him in La Liga.

The former Liverpool striker basically says it’s a no brainer that his friend Coutinho would want to exchange Anfield for the Nou Camp; as would any other player that was given the opportunity to do so.

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Asked if he’d spoken to Coutinho about the ongoing transfer saga, Suarez said: “Yes, because I have a relationship with him.

“Obviously he must have wanted [to leave Liverpool] because he is a player who has ambition and any player would want to come to Barcelona.

“He went through a difficult and very complicated time but as a professional he has continued to show how good a player he is and the personal quality that he has.

“Despite trying to leave Liverpool he continued helping the team and working. He is demonstrating as a professional who has the ambition to take a step further.”

 

Asked what Coutinho could offer Barcelona, Suarez added: “A lot. I know him as a person and as a player because I played with him but what Coutinho can contribute everyone knows.

“He is a footballer who today is at a very high level.”