Liverpool are still interested in bringing Philippe Coutinho back to the club this summer, according to Sport, as translated by Sport Witness.
The Brazilian departed Anfield back in January 2018, seemingly moving onto bigger and better things at Barcelona.
Things haven’t panned out that way, however, with the £63 million-rated Coutinho struggling at the Nou Camp and not earning regular starts on loan at Bayern Munich currently.
This latest report claims that Liverpool ‘value’ the potential return of the 27-year-old, should Barcelona choose to sell him at the end of the season.
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Coutinho was a top player for the Reds, and remains a huge talent, but I would be against a move for him this summer.
His time at the club has been and gone and I simply don’t see the need to bring him back, especially given his age and drop-off in recent years.
There are better options out there, should Jurgen Klopp want to sign a new attacking midfielder, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz a good example.
At 20, he would be long-term signing, rather than more of a short-term fix, as Coutinho might represent.
Havertz is recording 2.3 key passes per game in the Bundesliga this season, whereas the Bayern man is averaging just 1.4. On top of that, the Leverkusen youngster has averaged three tackles per game in the Europa League, compared to only 0.7 for the ex-Liverpool man in the Champions League.
That shows that he is superior in both attacking and defensive facets of his play.
Coutinho burned his bridges with Liverpool after seemingly forcing through his exit in 2018 – the Reds have moved on without him.
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