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Published 09:20 21 Jul 2017 BST
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Coutinho only recently agreed terms on a new five-year deal with the Anfield club. This, along with the vastly inflated transfer fees being paid by clubs this summer, has seen Liverpool reject the offer.
Despite this, the Mail report that this is unlikely to prevent further bids from Barca - who see him as the ideal replacement for Andres Iniesta. Interestingly, they also add that their move the Liverpool star has absolutely nothing to do with any potential high profile departure.
Speaking about the matter from Hong Kong, Jürgen Klopp confirmed that the player is not for sale.
"Yes [he is not for sale], but that's not since this morning or yesterday, it's not been any different. Phil is a very important player for us.
"I'm not surprised that any club is interested in players at Liverpool.
"The very important message is that we are not a selling club and that's how it is.
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