Klopp rules out summer move for 27-year-old Brazilian

Jurgen Klopp has ruled out any summer move for former Red Philippe Coutinho, according to ESPN.

The Brazilian left Anfield for the Nou Camp in 2018 for a fee of £142million but has since failed to impress in La Liga.

The 27-year-old has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League, but the Liverpool boss says Merseyside won’t be his next destination.

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“In general, Phil Coutinho helps each team in the world, still — 100%,” Klopp told ESPN.

“It’s not about that. I like Phil, I think he’s a fantastic footballer and all that stuff, but it would be a big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big-money signing and it’s not our year for that.

“It’s just not possible. As I said, having him would make each team better — us included — but I really hope that he finds his luck at Barcelona.

“Or maybe he found it there. We have contact, but not that close contact that I know exactly how he is doing, but the rest is only newspaper talk and stuff like that.

“If everything was true what newspapers write about me — wow! If it’s similar to what they write about me, I would say he’s completely happy at Barcelona and wants to sign a new six-year contract or whatever.”

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