According to report, Coutinho was informed that Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group had
finally acceded to his request to exit the Anfield club before he left
Merseyside on national team duty. The 25-year-old – who has not played
for Liverpool since the beginning of August, missing a series of
training sessions with what the club described as a “sore back” and
illness – was yesterday declared “in perfect condition to play” by
Brazil’s medical staffLiverpool are understood to have asked Barcelona to delay the completion of Coutinho’s transfer to allow them to secure a replacement. Discussions have been held with AS Monaco over the purchase of Thomas Lemar, while
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains a cheaper option.
Philippe Coutinho has been told he will be a Barcelona player before the end of this week after Liverpool agreed a British and Spanish record transfer fee for the Brazil international. Barca will pay up to €160million for the attacking midfielder if all performance-related variables are met.
Liverpool are also attempting to recruit a new centre-back before Thursday’s transfer deadline with Virgil van Dijk their number-one choice for a long standing problem position. Like Coutinho, Van Dijk has made a formal transfer request in an attempt to force Southampton to let him join one of several Premier League suitors.
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