Liverpool DID explore the prospect of buying back Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho last summer, it has been revealed.
The Reds sold Coutinho to Barcelona for £145million in January 2018 but the 27-year-old has struggled at the Nou Camp.
The playmaker was sent out on loan to Bundesliga giants Bayern last summer but prior to that switch Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp spoke with the club’s sporting director Michael Edwards over an attempt to seal Coutinho’s return, reports The Athletic.
Coutinho completed a season-long loan move worth £19million to Germany last August with Bayern paying his £11million-a-year wage on top of an initial £8m fee.
The attacking midfielder has scored seven goals and supplied eight assists in 27 matches for Bayern this campaign.
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