Philippe Coutinho Post-LFC

[Mark79]

Tell Mané, Salah or Firmino they will be rotated and will be playing only 30 games.

Over 30, they could actually still start close to 40 even with rotation. Then they have internationals too. That's not enough football in one season?

[Lecter]

Financial.

It's a big loan fee. As Klopp said, massive, massive money. And for whatever reason, that's not happening this summer.

Also factor in FSG policy on transfer clearly is buy young sell for profit later. Coutinho is 27 and that cycle has ended (maybe earlier than ideal) but I can understand the pass nevertheless.

That said in the short term I think he'd work well given he knows our game, players etc. So I'm in the pro camp despite it being a nonrunner.

£21m loan fee plus €290K per week wages its a lot of money

[Fivex]

Wonder if they’re trying to shaft us and get around the clauses. Loan him out for £20m a season and let him run his contract down that way, then they don’t need to pay us the sell-on.

[labourRed]

£21m loan fee plus €290K per week wages its a lot of money

I think the loan fee covers the wages. Parent company pays the player as usual but loan fee covers that. Same for Wilson.

That's how I understand it anyway.

No one is paying 36m for Coutinho for a year with no buy clause written in stone, surely.

[Lecter]

I think the loan fee covers the wages. Parent company pays the player as usual but loan fee covers that. Same for Wilson.

That's how I understand it anyway.

No one is paying 36m for Coutinho for a year with no buy clause written in stone, surely.

No its loan fee plus the wages, any buy clause is on top of that

Barcelona are offloading him to finance a move for Neymar hence their high demands

[Fredo]

I really hope your wrong but I tend to agree, at least one top player to freshen up the squad, and I don't think Fredo has ever been proven right with his optimism bouts. Which got me a bit worried.

We won the CL ffs, when a lot of people were complaining that we were not playing well (including myself) at the start of the season.

The optimism is warranted. We almost won the league and we won the European Cup.

[Norbs]

£21m loan fee plus €290K per week wages its a lot of money

£35m for one season

[Norbs]

Tell Mané, Salah or Firmino they will be rotated and will be playing only 30 games.

Who's the boss again?

[Lecter]

We won the CL ffs, when a lot of people were complaining that we were not playing well (including myself) at the start of the season.

The optimism is warranted. We almost won the league and we won the European Cup.

History should tell you to be cautious. How often do teams get huge points totals in successive years (other than City)

Also the assumption here is that every other team hasnt made additions (like LFC) now its not impossible for us to do a Spurs and improve further without additions but for me its unlikely

I fully expect our points total to be lower than last year

[poorscousertommy]

No its loan fee plus the wages, any buy clause is on top of that

Barcelona are offloading him to finance a move for Neymar hence their high demands

I was reading that 21m covers the wages too. Something like £11m loan fee and £10m wages.

Haven't got a link to hand but that's what I read.

[Norbs]

Still a lot and ****housery by them if it reduces what they would pay us in performance bonuses

[labourRed]

No its loan fee plus the wages, any buy clause is on top of that

Barcelona are offloading him to finance a move for Neymar hence their high demands

They can demand what they like but if that's true there'll be a short list of **** all that'll be interested in those numbers.

It's not like he's flying at the moment either.

[Norbs]

Really surprised Spurs are in for him knowing well they'll **** their wage structure for a short term gain. He suits their style of play even less than ours

[Tribute]

Can see Coutinho staying at Barca with those crazy loan prices bandied about... looks like him and Bale can go and play golf every week for the entirety of next season.

[kingfunk]

Can see Coutinho staying at Barca with those crazy loan prices bandied about... looks like him and Bale can go and play golf every week for the entirety of next season.

Apparently he has rejected spurs, will only move to us in the PL. £60m bid tomorrow?!