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title: "Coutinho recommended Firmino to Barcelona"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2018-10-17T09:45:23Z"
modified: "2018-10-17T09:45:23Z"
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# Coutinho recommended Firmino to Barcelona

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has recommended Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino to the Spanish giants.

[According to The Mirror,](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/philippe-coutinho-tells-barcelona-sign-13430278) Coutinho was the one to spark Barcelona’s interest in Firmino.

Barcelona have been linked with a swoop for the Brazilian forward as they begin to think about life after Luis Suarez.

![David Ramos/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/10/1026188358.jpg)

The former Liverpool forward, Suarez, is 31 and coming towards the end of his peak, with Barcelona considering replacements.

Firmino is being eyed as a potential signing, after Coutinho gave him a glowing recommendation to Barcelona – having played alongside him at Liverpool.

Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January for a deal in the region of £142m and is now looking to be reunited with one of his former teammates.

The 27-year-old, Firmino, has scored 53 goals in 155 appearances for Liverpool since his move from Hoffenheim in 2015.