Getting Philippe Coutinho in a cut-price deal should be a no-brainer for Liverpool, Steve Nicol has said.
Steve feels looking at the option of bringing a familiar face back into the team, especially if it is for a cheap price, will be a wise move for Liverpool.
According to him, he cannot think of any reason why the Reds should ignore such a deal because the only place he has excelled at is Liverpool and the squad will not mind his addition.
He added that the Brazilian looks to have lost his way at the moment but he should not be underestimated in the EPL.
His words, “Absolutely. Why wouldn’t you? I can’t think of one reason why you wouldn’t.
“The only place he’s excelled at is Liverpool. The place loves him, he loves the place. Can you imagine adding Coutinho to a squad that, right now are still champions of Europe even though they’re out of this year’s competition, and are going to win the Premier League?
“You’re going to add a player with the ability of Coutinho, who is going to come in and be in the same situation as a Timo Werner for example, where he is there to fight to get in the starting XI.
“If it’s cut-price, yeah. Listen, this guy’s making over £13m clear a year. He’s going to have to take a hit. The price to buy him is going to have to take a hit but if the money’s right, [it’s an] absolute no-brainer.
“If the money’s right, this would be absolutely fantastic for Liverpool.”
“I’d take him – for the right price.
“When he last was at Liverpool, he didn’t only play wide in a front three, he played wide as one of three in the middle of the park.
“Do I think he could do that today? No. He just seems to have completely lost his way. I didn’t expect him to be able to do it at Liverpool, and he did, which was fantastic.
“But he seems to have lost his way. If he was to come back to Liverpool, it would take some time to get back in the swing of the Premier League.”
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