Transfer confirmed done’ with Liverpool to bank £142m Philippe Coutinho have revealed the date of arrival at barca

LIVERPOOL have reportedly told Barcelona the only way they can sign Philippe Coutinho is to match or better the amount the Catalan club paid for Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona signed Dembele from Borussia Dortmund for a huge £120million back in the summer after losing Neymar to PSG.

Liverpool forward Coutinho was also earmarked as a target but, with the Reds rebuffing three Barcelona bids, the Brazil international was forced to stay put.

Despite that, however, Barcelona are determined to bring the 25-year-old to La Liga.

Yet Spanish outlet Don Balon say Liverpool want the Catalan giants to match or better the fee they paid for Dembele.

Liverpool are supposedly eager for Coutinho to go - for the right price.

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Don balon say they feel a player of his calibre deserves his place in the history books as the second most-expensive signing in world football.

The Reds also reportedly think Coutinho’s abilities as a player - and high commercial value - would make him worth the money for Barcelona.

Meanwhile, ESPN pundit Shaka Hislop thinks Liverpool could be making a huge mistake if they let Coutinho go this month.

“As much as the form of (Mohamed) Salah coming in kind of makes it easier to imagine life without Philippe Coutinho, you’re still looking at a top-four race,” Hislop said.

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“As I mentioned, (Manchester) City are running away with it. 

"You’ve got five trying to shoehorn into three. 

"You take that (Coutinho) out and you do lose quality and you do put things in danger. 

“Not finishing in the top four also affects what Liverpool can do transfer-wise in the summer.”