07 Aug 2017 16:41:00
So what we know so far.
1. Liverpool do not want to sell Coutinho.
2. Coutinho wants to go to Barca, has apparently agreed terms with them but will not push for a move unless Liverpool and Barcelona can agree terms.
It is plain to say that if Coutinho does not go now he will be off at the start of next season but there could catch to the whole saga though.
If Coutinho does not go now then he could possibly miss out on a move to Barcelona as they might have someone else lined up.
Forget about the fee, it will all be down to how much Barcelona are willing to pay up front. Suarez moved to Barcelona back in 2014 but they only finished paying up his fee last season to Liverpool.
My guess is, the only way a deal is going to happen is for Coutinho to put in a transfer request and for Barcelona to be willing to pay up majority or possibly the whole fee which gets agreed upon.
I cannot foresee Barcelona will to stump up a massive amount of cash in one shot for Coutinho as they are offering players surplus to requirements as part of the deal for Coutinho and their biggest priority is a replacement for Neymar and that will cost an arm a leg.
We have not shown any interest in Barcelona players so for that reason I believe Liverpool have and will keep on showing Barcelona the highway.
So for me, to sum it up, Coutinho hands in a request, Barcelona pay up all or majority of the cash and Coutinho will be on his way.
07 Aug 2017 17:09:24
Didn't they receive full payment for neymar, so could pay for coutinho in full.
{Ed002's Note - Ignore the money.}
07 Aug 2017 17:23:19
Bottom line is that if Liverpool don't want to sell, there is no amicable way he can move or am I being too simplistic. There is not being willing to sell, and not being willing to sell unless its X amount. I guess it depends on our true stand point.