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Philippe Coutinho

I’m kind of torn, he’s a phenomenal talent and would be an asset if used properly. But if we were to sign him he’d likely he over priced and would likely halt someone else’s development.

 
Where would he play? LW or AM? I swear he is played out of position at Barca and played his best stuff at AM out on the left for Liverpool a bit further back. Would rather spend the likely £100 million on 2 other players. We could probably get Pepe and Telles for the same price.

 
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Bobbywoodhogan said:
I’m kind of torn, he’s a phenomenal talent and would be an asset if used properly. But if we were to sign him he’d likely he over priced and would likely halt someone else’s development.
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rtwelch said:
Where would he play? LW or AM? I swear he is played out of position at Barca and played his best stuff at AM out on the left for Liverpool a bit further back. Would rather spend the likely £100 million on 2 other players. We could probably get Pepe and Telles for the same price.
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I'd love to have him at a cut rate price. As you said he's a great talent and if Barca are so keen to get rid of him then let's get Marina haggling. 

I think he'd be great on the left where he could cut inside and combine with RLC. He stood out as a false 9 when he was at Liverpool as well. You could even have him play AM opposite of RLC if we need to chase a game. 

 
No thank you. Barcelona fans want him out for a reason. We need leaders and consistent performers not hollywood signings who score a 30 yarder every now and then.

 
I'd rather see if we can get Dybala from Juventus if we can buy players. But I wouldn't turn Coutinho down for a decent price.

 
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No thank you. Barcelona fans want him out for a reason. We need leaders and consistent performers not hollywood signings who score a 30 yarder every now and then.
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Couldn't agree more. I know the guy has been out of position at Barcelona, but he shouldn't be as poor as he has been. Even at Liverpool he blew hot and cold as often as Oscar did for us.

I don't want us to go anywhere near him. He's a player that looks good in highlights shows, but if you watch him in a full match, he's often quite poor.

 
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Agree with Scott, he's a YouTube player that we really don't need, far too inconsistent. 

 
He was pretty damn good for Liverpool in this league. I think YouTube player is very harsh. Sometimes it doesn’t work out for players. Heck Bergkamp was w**k for Inter and phenomenal at Arsenal. 

 
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He can be inconsistent but knows this league well and is a really good player when used properly.

My worry is we would be buying someone when their confidence is low again, and he wouldn't be cheap either. 

 
You don't get the best out of him by playing him on the wing but I don't want to see him come in and block RLC's path into the first team in an attacking midfield slot. 

If we're happy to throw £80-100m at one player I'd rather we went all in on a quality striker personally, I think that would do more to improve the team than what Coutinho offers. 

Our rumoured interest in Courtinho has been doing the rounds for quite a while now though, so I think there's quite a big chance we'll try and sign him if we avoid the ban. 

 
We are already a small team, so another short player wouldn't be high on my list ( ? ) , especially when you look at the strides Liverpool have made since he left, and his lack of impact at Barcelona ... and how stupidly expensive he'd be (more than we are likely to get for Hazard for a player who isn't as good ... )

 
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He will add the goals we are missing from the current midfield, we are crying out for a midfielder who's able to hit it from outside the box, and that's his strength.

 
Not a huge fan of blowing all of the Hazard money on him. He's too inconsistent.

 
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No thanks, didn't really see what he had to offer at Liverpool apart from the odd goal cutting in from left and curling it in. We need a couple of strikers, get rid of Higuain, Giroud, and Bats, and have two quality ones with Tammy. Then again if ban sticks we are knackered  up front.

 
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No thanks not for me, think the media and us are missing the point though would he even want to sign for us?

 
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