The former Reds captain believes that Liverpool should sell their talented star.
Graeme Souness
According to the Independent, Barcelona are preparing a fourth bid for the talented 25-year-old, this time thought to be in the region of £136 million.
Whilst the former Inter Milan man is undoubtedly one of Jürgen Klopp’s most important players, sometimes an offer of that magnitude can quite simply be just too good to turn down.
And Souness, who made 247 league appearances for Liverpool, explained why the Merseyside giants should accept Barca’s latest offer for their talisman, when speaking to talkSPORT:
“Players normally get their way at the end of the day and with the sort of cash that is being offered now, I’d be snapping their hand off. That kind of money you can’t say no to. Is he that good? For that sort of money you want a player that is a game-changer, the difference in big games, and I don’t see him as that. Yeah, he is an attractive little footballer, he scores some wonder goals, but at that sort of level I would take the money. I don’t see him being a Suarez or a Neymar. That would be Sadio Mane. Coutinho is six, seven goals a season. Does he turn up in the real big games? Mane is the man for me.”
The Reds have a long and physically punishing campaign ahead of them, and if they do decide to sell Coutinho, they had better get the deal done sooner rather than later, so they have enough time to bring in an able-bodied replacement for the Brazilian winger.
Klopp has been steadfast in his refusal to entertain the idea of the 25-year-old leaving this summer, however, so it would be no surprise to see Liverpool keep hold of their star man, for this season at least.
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