Liverpool FC news and transfer rumours: Another Brazilian link, Jordon Ibe & what Coutinho told Firmino Live updates throughout the day with all the very best news and the latest transfer rumours @LivEchoLFC with all your thoughts on the days events. Today's top stories: 9:25 am David Prentice Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful day here in Liverpool city centre ... but I don't want to be out in the sunshine. I'd rather be here bringing you all that's happening in and around Liverpool Football Club. And even though midsummer's day hasn't long passed, there's still plenty going on. We'll have everything from Carlos Bacca to Danny Ward, Jordon Ibe and Philippe Coutinho. And a report which claims that Liverpool are "weighing up" a bid (clubs always weigh up a bid in tabloid land, don't they?) for Inter star Hernanes. I'll bring you all those titbits and plenty more. So don't get too comfy in that sun. Check us out throughout the day and we'll bring you all the reports, links and gossip and much more. 9:28 am David Prentice Sounds like Jordon Ibe senses an opportunity next season with Raheem Sterling's likely departure ... and intends to take it! David Prentice Philippe Coutinho took time out ahead of Brazil's Copa America clash with Paraguay tonight to tell the Reds website what he's been saying to Anfield new boy Roberto Firmino. Snippets include: "I have told him that he will be coming into a club that is like a family," "I have also wished him a great and very successful first season" - but he doesn't appear to have told him just how good the pies are at the Homebaked pie shop (the old Mitchell's Bakery) just over the road from the Kop. So just in case he's reading. I'll tell you now. They're outstanding. Absolutely outstanding. (Clare Balding wasn't there when I popped in though) please log in to view this image Clare Balding tucks in to her Homebaked Anfield pie Right, now onto that Hernanes tale ... another Brazilian international linked with Liverpool. It's a bit of a circuitous tale this one (aren't they all?) but, now listen carefully, Brendan apparently wanted Mateo Kovacic (you might have heard that rumour once or 20 times) but won't pay £25m for him. So he turned his attentions to Monaco's Geoffrey Kondogbia, but he elected to join Inter. But that might limit Hernanes' opportunities at the San Siro ... hence Liverpool's interest! As Spock might say. Logical. please log in to view this image Brazil's Hernanes, right, and Paulinho practice during a training session of the Brazilian national soccer team, at the Granja Comary training center in Tereshttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...ws/liverpool-fc-news-transfer-rumours-9534440opolis, Brazil.
How have Spurs managed to get 14m euros for Paulinho?! Guys hardly played last 2 years and when he has he's been pants... Why can't we sell any of our **** players to China for silly money.
We have had £10m+ bids for Borini 2 summers in a row despite him not being a very good footballer. I think our problem is mostly the English players we've signed like Downing, Carroll etc. who have nowhere to go after they've failed at Liverpool, and that means going to a smaller club with smaller budgets who can't afford big fees for players.
You reckon he's driven a hard bargain? Rumours were they'd get the full 17m back which hasn't happened but don't think levy had much to do with some Chinese club come and bid a silly amount
Saints want 21m for schniederlin and United apparently agreed terms with the player. Good signing for them if true
I would say that will only occur after De gea is sorted. Is it not the case that really Madrid can wait til January and get him on a precontract? I really don't see how Utd can demand 3mil or whatever with 1 year left. Hell they gave arsenal 21mil for rvp didn't they?
Very good at that price. I'd call that a steal really. I thought Southampton wanted more. Where's all our charity money gone from last year? Had their owners pocketed it all? They should have got another 2 to 3 Mil off us and 5 more off them.
No that must be coming out of marca. He is simply not worth it at all period and with 1 year left it makes no sense. Real politics are very complicated at election timrs
If he's still able to go to copa and is a decnet age then he will have value to someone. He's on the slide though
2? I thought they were in serious negotiations that broke down on a new deal and it was urhent . 2 left sounds not a big deal. He is 29 now right?
It's all politics. Reelections, who's the main man... who rates rafa and all that. There's a very complicated picture there. Barca asleep so much simpler. .. just please messi and the rest falls in around it
