Barcelona will move again for Philippe Coutinho in January and have a budget of £133million
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BARCELONA are expected to knock on the Anfield door in January with another mega bid for Philippe Coutinho, according to reports.
The 25-year-old so nearly left for the Nou Camp in late August but Liverpool stuck to their resolve and said no to more than £130million.
Spanish outlet say the Catalan giants are thought to ready to pay up to £133m to push the protracted situation over the line.
Brazilian international Coutinho was the subject of increasing offers from Barcelona throughout the summer.
At one stage how Coutinho was ready to intervene himself in the drawn out saga by appealing directly to manager Jurgen Klopp.
Should a deal finally go through it would give Liverpool a huge profit on a player they bought for £8.5million from Inter Milan.
Coutinho, 25, signed a new five-year deal with Liverpool in January but that was before he was aware of Barca’s interest.
He had emailed a transfer request into Anfield but that was initially ignored.
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The midfielder knows the chance to join Barça does not crop up very often.
He also accepts that Ernesto Valverde needs a footballer with a profile similar to Iniesta's and his, and therefore wants to secure the shot.
Should things fall through again this winter Barca could well look elsewhere.
Coutinho is expected to miss Saturday’s trip to West Ham as he continues to be troubled by an abductor injury picked up in training.
He sat out the Reds’ 3-0 Champions League win over NK Maribor at Anfield on Wednesday night.
Boss Jurgen Klopp said the prognosis is not holding his breath for the weekend.
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