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title: "Barcelona submit new £118.7m bid for Coutinho"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/barcelona-submit-new-118-7m-bid-for-coutinho/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2017-08-16T19:59:25Z"
modified: "2017-08-16T19:59:25Z"
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# Barcelona submit new £118.7m bid for Coutinho

Liverpool are in a real standoff with Philippe Coutinho at the moment.

While the club, especially owners FSG, are determined to keep hold of him, Coutinho himself is prepared to [‘sit in the stands’ until he gets his way](https://sportwitness.co.uk/coutinho-willing-sit-stands-season-rather-player-liverpool/) and leaves the club for Barcelona.

After a [€120m (£109m) bid from Barcelona](https://sportwitness.co.uk/brazil-coutinhos-representatives-barcelona-announcement-imminent/) was unexpectedly rejected by Liverpool, the La Liga side are ready to test the Reds’ resolve once again by [submitting a bid of €130m](https://beta.goal.com/br/not%C3%ADcias/ora-bolas-barcelona-sobe-proposta-e-confia-na-chegada-de/1b7zxeprh4ibj1ovt5djp9ke8j) (£118.7m) for Coutinho.

![Alex Livesey/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/08/496276028.jpg)

Barcelona were hoping to unveil Coutinho alongside his international teammate Paulinho who signed for the Catalan club recently, with both players being clients of agent Giuliano Bertolucci.

Coutinho wanted a transfer to be done amicably, but felt the need to take actions into his own hands when he submitted a transfer request just days before the start of the new Premier League season.

As it stands, Liverpool’s stance has not changed: Coutinho is not for sale. But, if reports of him being ready to sit out games until he leaves, perhaps Liverpool’s leverage isn’t quite what they thought.