Philippe Coutinho was actively linked to the Barcelona club.
After Neymar left the Catalans, the Barca team aggressively sought a replacement for the Brazilian. Barcelona team leaders had their sights set on another Brazilian - P. Coutinho.
However, Liverpool is not inclined to sell their leader and reportedly rejected two offers from Barcelona, one of which was worth 100 million euros.
It seems that Liverpool has had enough and they released an official statement on their website stating that the midfielder is not for sale.
"We want to make it clear to everyone our position regarding a possible departure of Philippe Coutinho. The club will stand firm and hold its opinion: no offer for Philippe will even be considered, and he will continue to be a member of the Liverpool team when the summer transfer window closes," - wrote Liverpool representatives.
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Truth be told, after the statement was released, everything turned upside down.
SkySports reported that P. Coutinho requested to be sold. Although Goal.com denied such information, a close associate of the Liverpool club, James Pearce, confirmed this information.
Despite the Brazilian's desire, he should stay in England. As reported, Liverpool executives will not meet the player's request, and he will remain in the Liverpool club.
The player himself will not play in the first Premier League match with the Watford team tomorrow. Jurgen Klopp confirmed that it is not related to his departure. The midfielder is feeling back pain and it was decided to rest him for now.
