Liverpool’s potential reunion with former playmaking talent Philippe Coutinho is believed to be off the cards this summer with FC Barcelona unlikely to ship out the first-team outcast in view of recent events at Camp Nou.
The Catalan giants have suffered a major setback in the ongoing transfer window with La Liga regulations not permitting them to extend superstar Lionel Messi’s contract beyond this summer and the Argentine forward now seems set to sign for Paris Saint-Germain.
Reports from The Express have suggested that the Premier League duo of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are now unlikely to sign Coutinho this summer with the player key to FC Barcelona’s depleted frontline options heading into the start of the new season.
Liverpool had been linked with a move for a former fan-favourite on Merseyside in the 29-year-old Coutinho who had been speculated to be on his way out of FC Barcelona on the back of his under-fire run of form for the La Liga heavyweights.
The Reds have other targets on their mind in what remains of this transfer window with Championship star Arnaut Danjuma subject to interest from the Anfield camp according to recent reports.
