Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, will tell Philippe Coutinho to shelve his ambition to play for Barcelona after insisting there is no prospect of a sale this summer.

Klopp is planning talks with his star player at the club’s summer tour base in Hong Kong. It follows Barca’s initial bid of £72 million, which was rejected by the club on Thursday.

Coutinho signed a five-year deal last season, and the expectation then was he would remain for a minimum of two more campaigns before pursuing a long-term goal of playing in La Liga.

The 25-year-old is settled at Anfield, but he will inevitably be honoured by Barcelona’s interest. Klopp’s man-management skills will be required to ensure the player’s mind is focused on the task ahead for Liverpool, who are not prepared to enter negotiations.