Jurgen Klopp handed Philippe Coutinho boost: Liverpool star will not force Barcelona move

Coutinho is wanted at Barcelona this summer as the La Liga giants look to replace Paris Saint-Germain's £200million new boy Neymar.

And according to Sky Sports, the Brazil international is keen to join Barca but has no intention of trying to force Liverpool's hand.

The 25-year-old reported for training at Melwood yesterday as normal.

Barcelona are willing to pay £109m for Coutinho and are said to have already had a £72m bid turned down earlier in the window.

But Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is desperate to keep hold of his star man and considers the playmaker unsellable.

Former Liverpool captain and boss Graeme Souness conceded this week that the Reds would struggle to keep hold of Coutinho.

"I don't think you can [keep him]," Souness told Sky Sports.

"The chance to play for a team that would suit his style of play, I don't think he can say no to it, as hard as that is for Liverpool to accept.

"Ultimately if he wants to go he will go, as much as the club won't want him to. 

"He's on a contract but if the big players want to go these days then they get their own way."

While Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher recently admitted he was confident the Brazilian playmaker would remain at Anfield for the upcoming campaign.

"I don't think he will go. But he will want to go and wear that shirt," he told Sky Sports. "Who wouldn't want to go? It's Barcelona.

"I'm sure whether it's this summer or next summer Philippe Coutinho will want to wear that shirt and go to Barcelona. There's nothing wrong with it. That's football."