Philippe Coutinho

[Lee909]

Who the fucks Boris?

[Barrington Womble]

I would take anything from the sport paper with a pinch of salt and the only English publications are just following them and are click bait websites. I still think it will happen, but I don't think you can believe sport.

[Elite]

"Heavys good, if it doesn't work you can always hit him with it."

[Guest]

Check your privates, Rotpeter. A sensational update on a possible new replacement winging its way to you soon.

You're sending updates to Rotpeter's bollocks? Interesting development...

[Johnlj]

Limahl better be announced at the same time, or I'm going apeshit internet warrior.

[Thoth]

'BARCA HOPE FOR COUTINHO WITHIN WEEK'

 

Barcelona and Liverpool are negotiating a fee for Philippe Coutinho, and Barca want to sign him within a week, says Guillem Balague.

 

Barca had three bids for Coutinho rejected by Liverpool in the summer, the largest of which was worth £113m, but Balague says the La Liga leaders will go "as far as it takes" to get the Brazilian, and are preparing a bid of £133m (£97.5m up front plus £35.5m in add-ons).

Balague says Barcelona are under pressure from their players to get the deal done in January, and that waiting until the summer will only benefit Liverpool.

 

"Discussions between clubs are taking place about the price right now. I think contracts are being written. The figure Liverpool will start considering is 150m euros (£133m), and Barcelona will be willing to pay even more as they want this to happen. Barcelona will want to announce it next week.

 

"Barcelona will go as far as it takes to bring Coutinho now. The squad are putting pressure for that to happen - it is the kind of quality the team needs to keep winning titles.

 

"Both Coutinho and Barcelona want this sorted now. They don't consider the possibility of agreeing now for the summer. That scenario only benefits Liverpool, it doesn't benefit Barcelona or Coutinho

[WhiskeyJar]

I am not trying to be anyone. I take what I read with a pinch of salt.

 

Just want to keep informed.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Fuck barca

[amli]

Sky Sports LaLiga Retweeted CHIEF

"Discussions between clubs are taking place about the price right now. The figure Liverpool will start considering is 150m euros (and Barcelona will be willing to pay even more as they want this to happen)."

 

AS Monaco "could be tempted" to sell Thomas Lemar this month, according to tomorrow's L'Équipe.

 

Liverpool have made initial contact for the signing of Leicester City attacker Riyad Mahrez, according to L'Équipe.

 

Liverpool will head to Dubai for warm weather training tomorrow, and Phillipe Coutinho will not travel with the squad.

[Jairzinho]

What the fuck does "start considering" mean?

[stringvest]

Click.  Click. 

[Thoth]

What the fuck does "start considering" mean?

It means they say here’s £150 mil and JWH starts wanking into a sock

[Thoth]

On Coutinho. Player hasn’t travelled to Dubai with squad. He wants it done ASAP. Willing to put some money towards fee. The figure should be close to €160M. No agreement yet between clubs but he would like it all done by next week. FCB would like to make announcement “very soon”

 

Ballbag on twatter

[Thoth]

Liverpool is trying all they can to convince him to stay till the end of the season once deal with Barcelona has been agreed. And they are not actively looking for a replacement after trying to get Keita earlier.

 

Ballbag again

[aRdja]

On Coutinho. Player hasn’t travelled to Dubai with squad. He wants it done ASAP. Willing to put some money towards fee. The figure should be close to €160M. No agreement yet between clubs but he would like it all done by next week. FCB would like to make announcement “very soon”

 

Ballbag on twatter

Corroborated by James Pearce von Echo.

 

[WhiskeyJar]

"Willing to put some money towards fee. The figure should be close to €160M.

 

“No agreement yet between clubs but he would like it all done by next week. FCB would like to make announcement “very soon”.

 

“Liverpool is trying all they can to convince him to stay till the end of the season once deal with Barcelona has been agreed.

 

 

“And they are not actively looking for a replacement after trying to get Keita earlier.”

 

Guillem balague twitter

[amli]

Coutinho is a popular figure in the dressing room, but keeping an unhappy player is a problem for any club, and Liverpool have much to play for between now and May. (Neil Jones - Echo)

 

The ideal scenario would be to agree a deal which would see Barcelona get their man in the summer, but even that is looking unlikely. In which case, Liverpool must have a strong and decisive plan of action. (Neil Jones - Echo)

 

From a Liverpool perspective, the situation is clear. Don't be fooled, losing Coutinho now would be huge. Replacing him will be the biggest test of Klopp's Anfield career. (Neil Jones - Echo)

 

Liverpool are continuing to make exhaustive attempts to persuade Coutinho to put off move to the Nou Camp until the summer, including pay hikes and other incentives, but so far the 25-year-old has resisted those overtures. @_pauljoyce

[TheHowieLama]

The lad is gone -- make him and them, and the fuckin agent pay through the nose right now and move on. Drive it north of 140 sterling upfront between them all.

[The Golden Eel]

Liverpool are continuing to make exhaustive attempts to persuade Coutinho to put off move to the Nou Camp until the summer, including pay hikes and other incentives, but so far the 25-year-old has resisted those overtures. @_pauljoyce

 

This is really starting to piss me off. We don't need to make fucking overtures - we just tell him he's staying until the summer. He's under contract. It's being framed like he's entitled to leave if he feels like it. Is someone trying to take us for mugs or what? 

[therevivalist]

Liverpool is trying all they can to convince him to stay till the end of the season once deal with Barcelona has been agreed. And they are not actively looking for a replacement after trying to get Keita earlier.

 

Ballbag again

Makes more sense to me if true.

[Thoth]

What’s the point of long contracts anymore, we should just say you know what 200 mil now or £150 mil in the summer.. up to you or he stays

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Long contracts are just bargaining chips these days. 

[WhiskeyJar]

It's reported that Barcelona also want Antoine Griezmann who has an 88m release clause.

 

Due to financial restrictions they can't have both. So what do they want?

[Aventus]

 

 

Liverpool are continuing to make exhaustive attempts to persuade Coutinho to put off move to the Nou Camp until the summer, including pay hikes and other incentives, but so far the 25-year-old has resisted those overtures. @_pauljoyce

He already has an incentive to play for us, it's called his fucking wages.

[WhiskeyJar]

 

He already has an incentive to play for us, it's called his fucking wages.

That's to play, which is different to staying.