Summer Transfer Window 2017/18 - Rumours & Signings

BaZ87 said:
How many times has any player ever just sulked and down tools when they haven't got the move they wanted? Ronaldo didn't when Utd didn't allow him to join Real the first year they came in for him, Mascherano didn't when Liverpool blocked his move to Barca when they first came in, Modric didn't when Spurs blocked his move to Chelsea and most recently Suarez didn't when he was denied a move to Arsenal.

Very very rarely does it happen and with a World Cup coming it's almost certain that it won't happen here. Even his agitating now, it's half arsed. There's been no statement from himself there's just been a couple of quotes from a relative which are so obviously not true (re his relationship with Klopp) that you can't take them seriously.
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That's quite true really, I suppose that will be the end of the matter then. Coutinho will have to play at his best, and Liverpool won't accept anything. Can it be that absolute? I'm not so sure.

What may be more of a problem is uncertainty over his future rolling into the start of the season (as it is now), it can hang over a team and affect them.
 
It's not ideal but I don't think we'll be lining up today thinking about Coutinho tbh.

Assuming Liverpool stand firm, which it certainly appears they will, I don't have any worries about Coutinho as soon as the window closes/he realises he's not moving. If he doesn't perform then in 9 months time he's not getting in the Brazil side for the WC and his chances of Barca or PSG still wanting him won't be as great either.
 
He will be in the brazil side regardless of whether he has a great season. The only thing that will change is his value. He won't go up in value because his value is inflated already based on the Neymar money but if he has a bad season Barca simply won't want him anymore.
 
You do realise Coutinho has only just really established himself in the Brazil side? He's not Neymar, he won't get in the team just off his name. If he's not playing regularly and well he won't be in the Brazil squad let alone side.

And if he has a good season of course his value will go up. In 12 months time, on the back of another good season, there's every chance that PSG go big for him too. As yet we've been offered no more than what you paid for Lukaku - he's worth more than that before you take into account Barca having £200m burning a hole in their pocket. If Barca come back with an offer of £120m then that's another story.
 
Mark1989 said:
Klopp comments after our game imo say enough and I reckon countinho is gone
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As I've said in the spoilers thread, people have misunderstood what he was saying. He was saying he has to accept the owners decision not to sell him.

He was asked if the transfer request changed anything and he said he's not seen the owners yet but he doesn't think so and went on to say their position was clear and that as an owner he has to accept their decisions.
 
I'm just not convinced baz that's all. Our history shows we let big players go that's even before fsg granted previous owners were out right terrible but still.
 
Mark1989 said:
I'm just not convinced baz that's all. Our history shows we let big players go that's even before fsg granted previous owners were out right terrible but still.
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You're entitled to believe that, I was just pointing out that Klopp's comments were suggesting the opposite to what you thought.
 
MissChief said:
Let Coutinho go, fire a bid in for Reus. Or offer the same for Keita.
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The only way selling Coutinho would make sense would be if we were able to sign Keita & somebody of Reus's ability - his injury problems mean probably not him though. Selling Coutinho to buy 1 of them makes no sense.
 
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