Liverpool urged to bring Philippe Coutinho back to Anfield

Former Liverpool star Steve McManaman has urged the Reds to bring Philippe Coutinho back to Anfield if he can be prised from Barcelona for a "reasonable fee". The Brazil international left Jurgen Klopp's side back in the winter of 2018. During his 201 appearances through 5 years with the Reds the 27-year-old managed to score 54 goals and make an impressive number of assists. However, the winger flopped with Barcelona and now plays on loan for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. McManaman thinks Coutinho would be welcomed at his former club as Liverpool yet to find a suitable player in a No. 10 role. He said: "It could be that they opt to bring a certain Philippe Coutinho back to the club. I wouldn’t mind seeing Coutinho back. He’s a brilliant player but a lot of it is just down to economics. If they can bring Coutinho back for a reasonable fee and potentially sell a couple of players who aren't playing regularly, then that could work. There are rumours that Xherdan Shaqiri may leave at the end of the season, and Adam Lallana may want to play more often. If there’s space available then I’d certainly like Coutinho back, as he was a wonderful player for Liverpool. He’s that type of player that when plan A isn’t working he can change the game. He scored some incredible goals for Liverpool and though he’d have to win the fans over after he asked to leave, I think that most fans would recognize how good he was for Liverpool. He seems to have lost his way a bit at the minute, he needs a bit of TLC and an arm around him doesn’t he? So if he wants to come back to Liverpool and the deal was good then I’d have no qualms taking him back because he’s a lovely player."

Source: Goal.com 

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