Though there’s just so much to shout about at Anfield right now, the Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern have been waxing poetic about the impact of Philippe Coutinho.
Clearly, the Reds’ devastating front-line has a lot more to do it than merely the Brazilian’s presence, though the 24-year-old is undoubtedly the poster boy on Merseyside.
So, reports emanating out of Spain have come rather unwelcome to the Kop faithful propping up the bar.
Diario Gol claim Real Madrid are ready to replace James Rodriguez with the former Inter Milan youngster, with the Colombian having struggled in the Spanish capital in recent seasons.
Zinedine Zidane is reported to have told top brass at the Santiago Bernabeu he wants the Selecao samba star as their next big signing, following his recent improvement.
The report claims that the Merseyside giants value the player at €75m, a similar figure they sold former star Luis Suarez for back in 2014.
Do Liverpool have any hope of keeping a hold of Coutinho should Real take an interest? Let us know below…
