Barcelona seemed to get ahead of themselves by urging fans to ‘shop Coutinho’s look’

Barcelona will have to table a huge bid far in excess of the £118 million offer rejected in the summer for Liverpool to even consider allowing Philippe Coutinho to leave in the transfer window.

The intrigue over the Brazil forward’s future intensified yesterday after an advert offering Barcelona shirts with Coutinho’s name appeared on the Catalan club’s official website.

Neither Barcelona nor Nike, the kit manufacturers, responded when asked to comment. Nike also has a sponsorship deal with Coutinho.

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Jürgen Klopp has refused to discuss Coutinho’s future beyond January in contrast to when the club said that he was not for sale at any price in the summer. Barcelona had three bids rejected, the last of which guaranteed £82.1 million with a further £36 million