Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona have NOT agreed £148m Philippe Coutinho fee – Balague

LIVERPOOL have not agreed a deal with Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho, according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
Barcelona have had three bids rejected by Liverpool for Philippe Coutinho this summer, with the latest thought to be around £118million.

The La Liga giants looked to be edging closer to the Brazilian, with Catalonia-based publication Sport reporting yesterday that Liverpool agreed a £148m fee.

But Balague has shot down those reports, claiming Liverpool are not willing to enter negotiations with Barca for their star man.




He posted on Twitter: “No matter what Catalan press, LFC insist on Coutinho: they not negotiating, no meetings, no conference calls, no putting a price. Not selling.”
Coutinho handed in a transfer request via e-mail earlier this month in a bid to force through a move to the Nou Camp.

But Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group swiftly turned it down and issued a statement that the 25-year-old playmaker is going nowhere.

The former Inter Milan ace, who cost Liverpool £8.5m back in 2014, is yet to play for the Reds this season due to a back injury and a current bout of sickness.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reiterated the owners’ stance on Coutinho after yesterday’s 4-0 win over Arsenal, insisting he is not for sale.

He told Sky Sports: “It is not about confidence in this situation, it is about what the owners have said. That is the situation.

“There is no problem like this. You can imagine, if he had been a part of this game it probably would not have been worse huh?

“Today we had 11 outstanding individual performances.”

Source:www.express.co.uk