Philippe Coutinho Post-LFC

[spud_gun]

Reported asking price in the summer will.be 90m Euros.

Selling him was the greatest bit of business in club history

[Fosterbloke]

Rumours going about he has asked to leave Barca with £80m being the price.

Nope. I hope he goes to PSG or Juventus.

[Leyton388]

Rumours going about he has asked to leave Barca with £80m being the price.

[Exiled_red]

There's not been so much of a whisper that Coutinho would consider coming to LFC and yet it's the busiest discussion on this board

That doesn't normally stop us why should this be any different?

[Norbs]

There's not been so much of a whisper that Coutinho would consider coming to LFC and yet it's the busiest discussion on this board

[topscorer]

The 'if Klopp thinks' thing, we can probably take as read for any discussion on any possible or fantasy transfers. The guy knows what he's doing, we know jack, so if Klopp thinks X should come in/back then everyone will accept it.

However, we can obviously still discuss the merits of players, effectively predicting what Klopp would think I guess. I think Klopp will think **** Coutinho

I don't think he will think that, I think he loves him

However, I think he has a track record of not buying players he's already managed? On that basis I'd agree that it's a very unlikely scenario whatever Klopp thinks of him.

[Kenneth]

The 'if Klopp thinks' thing, we can probably take as read for any discussion on any possible or fantasy transfers. The guy knows what he's doing, we know jack, so if Klopp thinks X should come in/back then everyone will accept it.

However, we can obviously still discuss the merits of players, effectively predicting what Klopp would think I guess. I think Klopp will think **** Coutinho

[topscorer]

We're obviously better because of Van Dijk, Alisson and Fabinho, not because of him not being here. Even Robertson only started getting games in December before Coutinho left. Our midfield still cries for a creative player with lots of end product, and that's exactly what Coutinho was for us. He was honestly worth £140m here.



As for the bad back thing, I hate him for it and it's why I don't want us to sign him. But the truth is we have signed or tried to sign a few players with bad backs over the years and nobody cared. One and only single difference between them and Coutinho is that they haven't done it to us, but they're the same people.

This.

As for the bad back - he played brilliantly for us after the transfer window and we have no idea how the 'bad' back thing happened. It might have been the club as much as him to get him out of the limelight and to give him time to clear his head and come to terms with the fact he wasn't going to get the move of his dreams.

I think everyone is really making too much of it.

From what I remember VD actually refused to play for Southampton and then played **** and let's not forget we made an illegal approach to him which is why we backed off.

Coutinho gave us many years of great service and I'd have him back if Klopp thinks he can improve the team and he wants to come back.

[baitman]

Eh? Klopp was devastated that he left. If these things were true he surely would have cashed in long before.

Definitely a large dose of revisionism at play here.

The bad back syndrome has cashed in any credit he might have had
Of course klopp was upset to lose him as he was an alternative for us, but luckily mane stayed fit.
With mane staying fit then coutinho would have been our left sided of the two midfielders, with fabinho behind. I think coutinho would have offered more goals than Wijnaldum, but maybe not the consistent work rate that is key to our game.

He wanted to leave to go and play in the sun so he isnt coming back here, thats for sure. Early june and i had to put the central heating on for an hour a couple of nights ago

[RedReet]

Eh? Klopp was devastated that he left. If these things were true he surely would have cashed in long before.

Definitely a large dose of revisionism at play here.

[Kenneth]

he does have plenty of quality but these issues limit his suitability for us and it wouldn't be a good use of 70-100m quid.

[Assassin]

We're obviously better because of Van Dijk, Alisson and Fabinho, not because of him not being here. Even Robertson only started getting games in December before Coutinho left. Our midfield still cries for a creative player with lots of end product, and that's exactly what Coutinho was for us. He was honestly worth £140m here.

As for the bad back thing, I hate him for it and it's why I don't want us to sign him. But the truth is we have signed or tried to sign a few players with bad backs over the years and nobody cared. One and only single difference between them and Coutinho is that they haven't done it to us, but they're the same people.

If you just look at Coutinho in isolation, forget the other players coming in

Coutinho always needed too much time on the ball
Coutinho always slowed down our counter attacks
Coutinho did not have the engine or the work ethic to function as a pressing player

These are the main reasons we are better without him

[Maxiedge]

Been thinking about this and we need a top player to rotate with Firmino/Mane more importantly than Mane/LCM

So for me, the ideal player would be Timo Werner.

[Fosterbloke]

Guedes looks pretty bloody handy

[gratziani]

I get the hate for him for sure but we need another Midfielder / attacking player and dont see anyone who is as good as him

IF Klopp wants him then am happy for it to happen, If he wants another player will be happy as well.