No move

Philippe Coutinho has not only been denied his dream move to Barcelona, but could well face years at Liverpool while he runs down his long term contract according to the Mirror.

Thats because the club are not willing to offer him any assurances he will be sold to Barcelona at any price, or indeed any other club next summer or the summer after.

The player himself wants to leave and has made that very clear in the form of a transfer request yet that was of course denied by the club, and he now faces a season of anguish where he has to rebuild his relationship with the fans and vitally, manager Jurgen Klopp.

The last thing Coutinho will want to do is remove himself from the team and see his place lost given it is a World Cup year and hes desperate to represent Brazil in Russia, yet Liverpool have made his position clear.

The option of going on strike may be something a player like Alexis Sanchez is willing to do and Diego Costa has certainly proven thats possible should a club refuse to sell you, yet Liverpool fans will hope Coutinho echoes Luis Suarez.

However, there is one key difference in the situations Suarez knew he had one final year at Liverpool in the Premier League, and that he would be allowed to leave for Barcelona the following summer.

No such assurances have been given to Coutinho and that more than anything else may affect the players form and mental attitude in the months ahead.

Theres no denying a fit Coutinho would be key to Liverpool, especially in the Champions League and in top games in the Premier League, but keeping a player who does not want to be at a club is always a huge risk.

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