The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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LurkerJ said:

Ka-pi96 said:
So Liverpool have rejected a £90.4m bid for Coutinho. Is Coutinho even any good? I don`t really follow Liverpool like... at all. But I`ve always thought of them as an alright team with a couple of exceptional players (and I`ve never considered Coutinho to be one of those exceptional players).

Like... is he actually worth that?Probably not... Or is this just a case of the Neymar deal inflating transfer prices to even more insane levels than they were before?

He's not worth that much. Even 50m is too much for him imo. Everyone knows Barca got some extra cash in their pockets though, and they desperately need to rebuild their team.

Their midfield is the weakest it's been since I can remember. Xavi is gone, Iniesta is too old, Turan flopped, Rakitic is inconsistent, Sergio Roberto was moved to play at right-back. Their front line isn't as scary as it used to be, Suarez had a mediocre season, and Neymar left. Don't get me started on their defenders...

- That's a big factor. Even if Barca wanted a bad player other clubs will ask for more after what happened with Neymar. I think something like 30 million would be good for Coutinho in a normal situation, but I understand why they rejected 90 lol

- I know last season he scored like 60 goals but I personally wouldn't call 37 goals in a season mediocre lol, I agree with everthing else