Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he remains a big fan of Barcelona ace Philippe Coutinho.
The German coach claims Liverpool won’t be able to spend big this summer having splashed more than £300m over the last two years on new players.
Klopp told ESPN: “In general, Phil Coutinho helps each team in the world, still – 100%.
“It’s not about that. I like Phil, I think he’s a fantastic footballer and all that stuff, but it would be a big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big-money signing and it’s not our year for that.
“It’s just not possible. As I said, having him would make each team better – us included – but I really hope that he finds his luck at Barcelona.
“Or maybe he found it there. We have contact, but not that close contact that I know exactly how he is doing, but the rest is only newspaper talk and stuff like that.
“If everything was true what newspapers write about me – wow!
“If it’s similar to what they write about me, I would say he’s completely happy at Barcelona and wants to sign a new six-year contract or whatever.”
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