Philippe Coutinho 'asks Liverpool not to sell him to Paris Saint-Germain as Barcelona prepare £106m January bid'

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Barcelona transfer target Philippe Coutinho will ask Liverpool to reject any bids they receive from Paris Saint-Germain as he continues to hold out for a move to the Nou Camp.

The Brazilian playmaker was a primary summer target for the Catalan giants, who tested the Reds' resolve with a mammoth £114million bid in August.

Liverpool were insistent that Coutinho was not for sale. But the Spanish club are reportedly ready to return with a £106m bid in January.

Philippe Coutinho has reportedly asked Liverpool to reject bids from Paris Saint-Germain

The Catalan giants are believed to be ready to renew their interest in the player this January

According to Sport, however, Paris Saint-Germain are also preparing their own move for the 25-year-old. 

The Ligue 1 giants are hopeful of persuading the Brazilian, who only signed a new contract at Anfield last year, to choose a move to the French capital rather than the Nou Camp.

But the Spanish newspaper claim Coutinho has asked Liverpool not to sell him to PSG. '(He) has asked his representatives to ignore any offer that comes to them. One of them is from PSG,' they report.

The 26-year-old playmaker trains in Lille while on international duty with the Brazil squad

Sport claim that Coutinho still enjoys a positive relationship with manager Jurgen Klopp

'The Brazilian does not want noise, nor third parties, getting in the way of negotiations between Liverpool and Barca.'

Sport also claim that the midfielder's relationship with manager Jurgen Klopp has not been tarnished by the refusal to let him leave, even after he handed in a transfer request.

And Coutinho does not appear to by fazed by the speculation surrounding his future. The playmaker has scored four goals and created three more in nine appearances for the Reds this season.