Coutinho tipped to be a success (From Daily Echo)
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Coutinho tipped to be a success
10:26am Monday 28th January 2013 in Sport
Philippe Coutinho
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes a move to the Premier League would represent a “great opportunity” for Philippe Coutinho.
Liverpool have agreed an £8.5million fee with Inter for their Brazilian playmaker, who has also attracted interest from Saints.
Coutinho, 20, is expected to travel to Liverpool early this week to complete a medical and other formalities, and he goes with Moratti’s blessing.
“There are opportunities there to be seized. Sometimes certain players need the chance to play more,” Moratti said.
“And that's why I think this could be a great opportunity for a Coutinho, and a deal that could go very well for us too.”
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had said on Friday he was still looking to add to his squad with one or two new players before Thursday’s transfer deadline.
Rodgers was unwilling to comment on speculation linking the club with Coutinho but it is now understand the club have succeeded with an approach after previous advances were rejected.
Liverpool will also need to apply for a work permit for the player.
If the deal is completed, Coutinho would become the club’s second signing of this transfer window following the £12million capture of Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea.
Coutinho came through the youth system at Vasco da Gama before joining Inter at the age of 18.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at Espanyol, where he worked with new Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Pochettino’s appointment at Saints led to speculation linking Coutinho, but it is understood he would prefer to move to Anfield.
Comments(17)
SO50 Saint
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10:45am Mon 28 Jan 13
Rising_Son
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10:49am Mon 28 Jan 13
RockinEd
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10:50am Mon 28 Jan 13
RockinEd
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10:51am Mon 28 Jan 13
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree
Anyone get the feeling that the main purpose of this article is to get a reaction and not simply inform?
InCortesewetrust
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11:07am Mon 28 Jan 13
tomw1234
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11:09am Mon 28 Jan 13
OSPREYSAINT
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11:31am Mon 28 Jan 13
murfmeister
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11:55am Mon 28 Jan 13
tomw1234
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11:55am Mon 28 Jan 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Yeah I noticed the skate trying to anger everyone. It makes me laugh. So sad.
If you go back and scroll up the DE have a relatively good news thread about Lallana and another not so good one about MoPo running out of time to sign players, should read NC surely? It has however already been infested with a skate WUM so you might be better avoiding it.
St.Yorkie
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1:01pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Brazilian unveiled at Anfield...but what's a cheerleader bereft of underwear got to do with transfers?
bigfella777
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1:28pm Mon 28 Jan 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Your the only WUM on here.
If you go back and scroll up the DE have a relatively good news thread about Lallana and another not so good one about MoPo running out of time to sign players, should read NC surely? It has however already been infested with a skate WUM so you might be better avoiding it.
Rising_Son
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1:39pm Mon 28 Jan 13
bigfella777 wrote:Clearly not a very successful wum spotter, are you?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Your the only WUM on here.
If you go back and scroll up the DE have a relatively good news thread about Lallana and another not so good one about MoPo running out of time to sign players, should read NC surely? It has however already been infested with a skate WUM so you might be better avoiding it.
OSPREYSAINT
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5:29pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Rising_Son wrote:It bloomin hard to tell who is and who isn't can you enlighten me please?
bigfella777 wrote:Clearly not a very successful wum spotter, are you?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Your the only WUM on here.
If you go back and scroll up the DE have a relatively good news thread about Lallana and another not so good one about MoPo running out of time to sign players, should read NC surely? It has however already been infested with a skate WUM so you might be better avoiding it.
jezza
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7:05pm Mon 28 Jan 13
My view on that is that he considers himself a 'luxury midfielder' and doesn't want to put the work in during training that Mauricio would demand from him again.
We don't need that type of player so Liverpool are welcome to him as far as I am concerned.
RahRah
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9:47pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Nigel Adkins sacked, new man brought in to attract better foreign players and someone who has played under our new manager Pottechino, snubs SFC to play elsewhere!!
Thanks Mr Cortese first indications are that that plan worked well!!!!
NA = Hero, MP = Zero
Tme will tell hopefully not for the worse!!
Rising_Son
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12:59am Tue 29 Jan 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I was referring to bigfool.
Rising_Son wrote:It bloomin hard to tell who is and who isn't can you enlighten me please?
bigfella777 wrote:Clearly not a very successful wum spotter, are you?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Your the only WUM on here.
If you go back and scroll up the DE have a relatively good news thread about Lallana and another not so good one about MoPo running out of time to sign players, should read NC surely? It has however already been infested with a skate WUM so you might be better avoiding it.
Rhombus says...
10:32am Mon 28 Jan 13