EXCLUSIVE: Philippe Coutinho to stay at Liverpool - He wants to join Barcelona next summer
PHILIPPE COUTINHO is ready to concede defeat in his attempt to join Barcelona this week and knuckle down at Liverpool.
Posted Sunday, August 27, 2017 by Dailystar.co.uk
Kop boss Jurgen Klopp has been adamant the Brazilian will not be sold in this transfer window – despite Barca being prepared to pay £120m.
Coutinho, 25, understands and respects that decision and is now concentrating on getting fit after a back problem and doing his best for Liverpool this season.
It is understood, though, that the Brazilian would still be open to his dream move to Barcelona next summer.
He hopes Liverpool would be more inclined to release him then, as the Anfield club would also have had more time to line up a replacement if they accepted the forward could be leaving next summer.
Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho will probably not join Barcelona
That would be dependent, of course, on Barcelona still wanting him then.
But in the meantime, Coutinho is adamant he won’t be a problem at Anfield this season.
Coutinho joined Liverpool in 2013 from Inter Milan.
Since then he has made a total of 181 appearances and scored 42 goals.
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