It has not gone well for Philippe Coutinho since he left Liverpool for Barcelona in January of 2018.The Blaugrana paid a basic fee of £106m for his services two years ago and, although he managed 21 goals and 17 assists in 76 appearances for the La Liga champions, he found himself loaned to Bayern Munich at the start of the campaign.He has six goals and five assists in the Bundesliga to date this term, yet the Bavarians are not willing to part with €120m (£101.1m) to keep him at the Allianz Arena beyond the end of the season, according to El Desmarque.
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The report also adds that Liverpool Jurgen Klopp has no intention of taking up the opportunity to sign him either. As you can imagine, there has been plenty of reaction to this on Twitter.
Some fans, it seems, would not be too unhappy to take him back – albeit only on a short-term deal.
In all fairness, Coutinho did well at Anfield, scoring 54 goals and providing 45 assists in 201 matches. After all, Barcelona did pay a huge fee to take him to the Camp Nou.
Others, though, would not be interested in taking him back.
The Brazil international did not leave Liverpool on the best of terms, even reportedly doing very “little” in training before eventually making the move to Spain. It seems some supporters haven’t forgot the way in which he acted during his time on Merseyside.
Some supporters believe that the fee being offered is far too high, and is nowhere near what he is actually worth.
Given he currently has a Transfermarkt valuation of £63m, some of these suggested prices are some way off the mark. However, given his struggles in recent times, the price touted by Barcelona does seem a little too high.
It remains to be seen where the 27-year-old ends up in the future.
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