Thats because you got him to agree to stay for one more year.Suarez.
If you get Coutinho to agree to that, then fair enough.
But if he feels like a hostage, he isn't going to play.
And Suarez was eventually sold to Barca for a big fee

Thats because you got him to agree to stay for one more year.Suarez.

Klopp was pretty clear in the Press Conference today that there was a Plan A and nothing else although I think he also said that any players that came were Plan A. If Coutinho does go it would presumably change Klopp's mind on his squad but adding players he doesn't want wouldn't help.I believe at this point anyone else is a panic buy... I believe we had a very clear cb and cm and failed to get them.. I think klopp was unsure on Robertson and he is another Edwards pick that took time to convince klopp on....
The culture wont change until some rule is implemented to stop it.
Even if you "made a stand" and stopped this sale, it wont stop it from happening again to other clubs, or even yourselves again at a later date.
One possible scenario, but there are others. Once the window closes he has nothing to gain from sulking, and a lot to lose.Thats because you got him to agree to stay for one more year.
If you get Coutinho to agree to that, then fair enough.
But if he feels like a hostage, he isn't going to play.
And Suarez was eventually sold to Barca for a big fee![]()
Klopp was pretty clear in the Press Conference today that there was a Plan A and nothing else although I think he also said that any players that came were Plan A. If Coutinho does go it would presumably change Klopp's mind on his squad but adding players he doesn't want wouldn't help.
One possible scenario, but there are others. Once the window closes he has nothing to gain from sulking, and a lot to lose.
As for your last sentence, that's my point precisely.
A) Mahrez is a winger. Coutinho is a ACM. Hardly a like for like replacement.Unless you sit down with Coutinho, and get him to agree to stay one more year, then keeping him against his will is a terrible idea.
He wont play for you if he is still adamant he wants to go to Barca and your team is weakened by default.
Sell him, get as much cash as you can, and buy a replacement who wants to be there.
Even if he isnt as good, like i said earlier, it will still be better than having a sulky little twat in the squad whose heart isnt in it.
Mahrez would cost £40m, tops. He would be a decent replacement.
If you got £70m from Barca, spend 40 on Mahrez, you get a good player, and are left with £30m.
Everyones a winner, winner, Chicken dinner
we've already rejected a bid of more than that. It'll be 90-100 before the add-ons please.your post also insinuated that we should have some kind of personal sympathy for the player in saying that selling him is partly for his benefit.
Not at all.
Like I have said on the PL board
The guy is on 120k a week or whatever, then decides, 6 months in to a six year deal that he wants to leave BUT also wants compensation for being dismissed, even when HE is the one forcing the move in the first place, to get a HUGE payrise.
At least now he has finally handed in the transfer request, he wont get the compo.
Greedy little ****.
Selling him benefits Liverpool, yes it may benefit him too, but **** him, its about whats best for your club, not spiting Coutinho. Once he is gone, he will be forgotten.


Not at all.
Like I have said on the PL board
The guy is on 120k a week or whatever, then decides, 6 months in to a six year deal that he wants to leave BUT also wants compensation for being dismissed, even when HE is the one forcing the move in the first place, to get a HUGE payrise.
At least now he has finally handed in the transfer request, he wont get the compo.
Greedy little ****.
Selling him benefits Liverpool, yes it may benefit him too, but **** him, its about whats best for your club, not spiting Coutinho. Once he is gone, he will be forgotten.


F#cking he'll, I don't think I can arsed with another 20 days of this! I'm off in a couple of hours to get completely and utterly twatted. At least if I post, later, it'll make as much sense as some of the wum's on here!![]()
I can't give up on the game - it's been in my blood since I was 6 (a loooong time), but I'm really only interested in watching it played.That would be what we would hope for, that he continues to perform as he can since not doing so would be detrimental to his career ... shop window season I guess you'd call it
If he downs tools then he risks Barca potentially losing interest
This is why I said I'm pretty much done with football, it's totally ridiculous and all about money. These players don't want to work to get to the highest level, prove themselves they just trade on their status. No way is Coutinho even worth 90 million, have you seen him actually play football ... he's got that one thing he does, receive the ball cut in central from left and shoot-score from 20 yards and he doesn't do that very often really (when he does it's amazing obviously)
Need to make sure that the price is £90-100m before add-ons.
And then buy Mbappe![]()

ahem you might end up typing like me if you get wasted enough

jesus bod at least get your facts lined up
Here let me help you.
hes on 180k a week.
hes got 5 years left on his contract as of now
barca reputedly offered 85mil euros plus 15 add ons... = 100mill euros..
ok now work away from there![]()
not even once?
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