What's about Phillippe Coutinho??

It is reported that Liverpool have rejected the opportunity to re-sign Philippe Coutinho for £100m, preferring to direct funds into contract extensions rather than new arrivals this year.

The Reds had an extremely understated transfer window compared to their rivals at the top of the division.

Just with teenage prospects Sepp van den Berg and Harvey Elliott joining backup goalkeeper Adrian as the only arrivals.

The lack of recruitment activity is something Klopp warned would happen at the beginning of the window, with many outlets choosing to ignore the facts and link the Reds with a multitude of major arrivals.

However, it does seem as if the frequent speculation surrounding the potential return of Philippe Coutinho may have carried some weight.

While they may not have spent heavily on new recruits, they decided instead to invest substantial funds in keeping the current first-team squad in place.

Divock Origi's contract extension is one of six to have been handed out in the last 12 months, with Sadio Mane, Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson all securing their long-term futures.

Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino also penned new deals towards the end of last season.

This i think meant that Liverpool now have the core of their first team tied down for the long-run.

Just to make up with Klopp's earlier comments stating that keeping the Champions League-winning squad together takes priority to adding to it.

Barca are desperate to offload Coutinho in a bid to bring his compatriot – currently at French champions Paris Saint-Germain – back to La Liga.
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Arsenal will not make a Deadline Day offer to sign Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho, with the player once again being offered around by his agent Kia Joorabchian.