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
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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)
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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.
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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.

