• Brazilian hopes bid will shift Liverpool’s stance but Klopp refuses to comment
• Coutinho and Mohamed Salah will miss Everton FA Cup tie through injuryBarcelona are prepared to pay up to £140m for Philippe Coutinho and hope the staggering sum,the moment highest transfer fee in history, will tempt Liverpool to sanction the playmaker’s sale this month.
Liverpool have yet to receive an official bid from the Spanish league leaders in this window but are braced for Barcelona’s fourth offer in total, or having rejected three approaches last summer. The Anfield club have in intellect a base figure of around €150m (£133m) for the Brazil international and Barcelona’s determination to sign Coutinho in January is expected to surpass that figure. Jürgen Klopp,with the backing of Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool’s owner, and will then have to resolve whether a sale is favourable to his club.
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Source: guardian.co.uk