Liverpool make opening bid for former player – but selling club aren’t convinced

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Liverpool have reportedly made an approach to take Philippe Coutinho back to Anfield from Barcelona.

Philippe Coutinho Liverpool

The Brazilian departed Merseyside in January 2018 but has struggled to replicate the form he showed in England at the Camp Nou.

Calciomercato.it reports that the Champions League winners have made a concrete move to bring the forward back, and it is said that Coutinho would be happy to return to the Reds. 

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.