Liverpool should sell Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona before it’s too late, Garth Crooks argues.
The Brazilian is desperately wanted at the Nou Camp but, despite the player handing in a transfer request, the Reds have thus far been adamant he won’t leave Anfield.
Barcelona have made three bids for Coutinho, the most recent of which was in the region of £114million.
Crooks argues that considering the playmaker was signed for £8.5m, the offer is too good to refuse. In addition, Sadio Mane is emerging as the new talisman at Liverpool and the signing of Mohamed Salah would ease Coutinho’s departure.
‘With Mane looking so impressive at the moment it makes you wonder why Liverpool are deliberating over Coutinho’s proposed move to Barcelona,’ Crooks said to the BBC.
‘It seems to me that Mane is the perfect replacement to take over from the Brazilian as Liverpool’s main man, never mind that £100m-plus is simply too good to turn down for any player, never mind one who only cost you £8.5m in the first place.
‘Liverpool are a wonderful club with a magnificent stage and they are very capable of finding another Coutinho. In fact, I already think they have one and his name is Sadio Mane.’
Crooks, a former Tottenham striker, added: ‘Salah’s arrival on to the scene at Anfield is further proof that the deal for Coutinho is simply too good to turn down – so get on with it.’
The transfer window closes on Thursday.
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