SM
Ipswich vs. Man United: 19 hrs 9 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Michael Owen confident of Philippe Coutinho stay

:Headline: Michael Owen confident of Philippe Coutinho stay: ID:304085: from db_amp
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen is confident that the club will hold on to Philippe Coutinho this summer, despite interest from Barcelona.

Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has said that he is confident the club will be able to hold off Barcelona's advances for Philippe Coutinho this summer.

The Spanish giants have already seen a £72m bid for the Brazilian playmaker turned down this summer, but their efforts to sign him are expected to increase if Neymar completes his world-record switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

However, Coutinho only signed a new five-year deal in January, and Owen believes that Liverpool are in a strong position to keep hold of the 25-year-old.

"The news going around Spain is obviously fuel to the fire if the Neymar deal goes ahead - the speculation becomes intensive [regarding a] Coutinho move," he told PA.

"But he was happy enough a short while ago to sign a long-term deal and since then the club have qualified for the Champions League and strengthened the team. I think they played a really good move in signing him to a long contract because if the worst came they would get a lot of money for him, but I don't see it happening.

"Other than Coutinho not being happy I can't see how there is going to be a deal. It's inevitable that a lot of good players want to ply their trade in Spain but the situation with the length of contract has to count for something."

Barcelona have also been linked with Borussia Dortmund's Ousmane Dembele as a possible replacement for Neymar.

amp_article__304085 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2017-08-07 11:08:50:
html db last update - 2017-08-07 11:08:50 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Philippe Coutinho

Click here for more stories about Liverpool

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .