Jurgen Klopp at war with Philippe Coutinho
06:00: That snippet below is not the only thing the Daily Record are saying.
Jurgen Klopp has supposedly gone to war with the midfielder over his move to Barcelona.
The German is said to be ‘acting the hard man’ and using Coutinho to lay down the law to the rest of his squad.
Klopp wants to make an example of the 25-year-old and is furious at his decision to hand in a transfer request.
Jurgen Klopp wants a midfielder
05:40: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to sign a midfielder before the transfer window slams shut on August 31.
“We don’t have too many midfield players in the moment who have experience,” Klopp said.
“Are we looking still for players? Yes. That is the truth. But we were looking for players before Adam was injured. Now he is injured and Phil is injured so we have two less.
“It doesn’t make the situation more comfortable. You cannot be really prepared for situations like this but we have time.
“I’m just thinking about Watford and how we can start the season. But the 31st (August)? Yes, I know. Everything can happen. But I’m not sure that they will happen. If I were sure, they would probably already be in or whatever. It’s still open for business.”
Philippe Coutinho claxon
05:20: Coutinho No1. At 5.20am. Be prepared to be seeing Coutinho No5000 later on in the day.
The Daily Record claim Liverpool have told Barcelona how much they have to pay to sign him.
And that figure is? A huge £136million.
Barcelona have so far offered £90m and – after this development – it is no surprise Liverpool rejected it.
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To forewarn you, be prepared for plenty of updates on Philippe Coutinho’s move to Barcelona.
The Brazil international has had a transfer request turned down but this summer saga has plenty of legs left in it.
But, on the plus side, Jurgen Klopp still wants to sign a midfielder. So every cloud, right?
