Saints linked to £10m move (From Daily Echo)
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Saints linked to £10m move for Milan star
8:37am Thursday 24th January 2013 in Sport
Philippe Coutinho
Reports in Italy have again linked Saints with a move for Inter Milan playmaker Philippe Coutinho.
It has been suggested that the club are considering a bid of about £10m for the 20-year-old Brazilian, above.
Saints have been regularly linked with the attacking midfielder during the January transfer window.
Those rumours are now increasing after the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as manager at St Mary’s.
Pochettino knows Coutinho well, having had him on loan at Espanyol during the second half of the 2011/12 season.
However, it is Liverpool who have so far been closest to prising him away from the San Siro.
The Reds have been in discussions with Inter over a possible move for the player this month.
Although they have had an £8m offer turned down, it has been suggested that they would be willing to return with an improved bid.
Coutinho’s agent was also quoted as saying earlier this month that Saints’ relegation rivals, Aston Villa, had made an enquiry about the player.
The youngster, who has been capped once by his country, has shown no great desire to leave Inter, though.
Coutinho, who has started just three Serie A games so far this season, has stated that he is keen to remain in Italy and to fight for his place in the side.
However, a strong offer from England could potentially persuade him to move.
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Comments(20)
St Retford
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9:13am Thu 24 Jan 13
(Seriously, this would be massive for us.)
franiow
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9:15am Thu 24 Jan 13
rednwhite72
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9:28am Thu 24 Jan 13
franiow wrote:Lol if that's TRUE, that's so funny, **** is this a fu£%ing dream, who would have thought it 3 years ago. May I just take this opportunity again to thank mr leibherr and his team for creating our dream and all the others that have played their part in creating this fairytale...!
I love the fact that we are being linked with quality players, but Coutinho seems to be reluctant to move. There is also a suggestion that we are being used in Italy and Spain to force prices up...that makes me laugh as well. How far we have come.
JohnItaly
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9:30am Thu 24 Jan 13
Alicesdad
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9:35am Thu 24 Jan 13
OSPREYSAINT
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9:42am Thu 24 Jan 13
El Santo
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9:58am Thu 24 Jan 13
St Retford
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10:22am Thu 24 Jan 13
El Santo wrote:That's what I was thinking.
Way to expensive, in my opinion, for what he has to offer. Why not hire Benyat Etxeberria, from Betis? He is a Spanish International and the star in Betis. He runs out of contract this summer.
SaintMax
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10:55am Thu 24 Jan 13
DisplacedFan
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11:48am Thu 24 Jan 13
SaintMax wrote:Especially when there is only one place to be on the South coast!
When you think of his reluctance, would you as a Brazilian playing in Milan want to move to the Liverpool area? I know they get paid well, but even the South coast is a huge improvement to up there!
DisplacedFan
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11:57am Thu 24 Jan 13
St Retford
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12:12pm Thu 24 Jan 13
DisplacedFan wrote:That means we're almost certainly not getting him.
The Daily Mail quotes a ten million pound offer has been accepted for this player from Saints!
:(
mack chinnon
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12:50pm Thu 24 Jan 13
Jesus_02
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1:27pm Thu 24 Jan 13
As for Liverpool, it presents an ideal opportunity to claw back some respect and say “this guy wanted to go Liverpool rather than Saints”
It’s Unbelievable how far we have come. Its like Cortese is on a mission to make Iñigo Calderón regret ever turning saints down in favour of Brighton!
DisplacedFan
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2:27pm Thu 24 Jan 13
St Retford wrote:I know. Just wishful thinking.
DisplacedFan wrote:That means we're almost certainly not getting him.
The Daily Mail quotes a ten million pound offer has been accepted for this player from Saints!
:(
Egomaniac
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4:02pm Thu 24 Jan 13
saintbobby
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6:11pm Thu 24 Jan 13
St Retford wrote:This could be true as the Daily Mail is the "the only true word", though their pre-season forecast was that the Saints would finish bottom - so that is hopelessly WRONG!!
DisplacedFan wrote:That means we're almost certainly not getting him.
The Daily Mail quotes a ten million pound offer has been accepted for this player from Saints!
:(
But they did say Nigel Adkins was on his way out 3 or 4 days before it happened.
This signing would be a big signal that Saints are in the big time, and let's hope if this doesn't happen something else really big will - AND before the end of January.
saint in dordogne
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6:31pm Thu 24 Jan 13
saint in dordogne
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7:10pm Thu 24 Jan 13
Egomaniac wrote:their offer was rejected and saints's accepted
Liverpool have offered £9M for him and are confident the deal is nearly complete.
SaintMax says...
9:10am Thu 24 Jan 13