BARCELONA target Philippe Coutinho arrived at Liverpool training in a sleek gun metal Porsche as the Reds look to down Manchester United on Saturday.
Both Coutinho and compatriot Roberto Firmino were spotted heading into the club’s Melwood training ground, despite only returning from Tuesday night’s 3-0 drubbing of Chile.
The Samba stars booked their place in next summer’s World Cup a while ago, but went through the motions during the international fortnight, with both Liverpool stars involved.
Having barely landed back in Merseyside, Coutinho is already being linked with a move to Barcelona, having failed to get a deal over the line this summer.
Barcelona saw a trio of bids knocked-back by Jurgen Klopp and Co in the summer, but now the Spanish giants have said they are “ready” to sign him in the winter.
Club CEO Oscar Grau said: “We are ready to buy Coutinho in the winter market, or any player the technical staff request.
“But it is important to adjust ourselves, so if there are to be arrivals, there must be exits as well.
“We must forget about the price paid for Neymar last summer.
“After taxes we received about €188m (£169m) in income and a direct financial impact on the club’s treasury of €144m (£129m).”
According to reports in Spain, Coutinho is confident Liverpool WILL allow him to leave Anfield this winter.
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Elsewhere on Thursday, stars including Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah, James Milner and Daniel Sturridge were seen arriving in their luxury motors, along with boss Klopp.
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