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title: "Liverpool: Fans love Jurgen Klopp blocking Phillipe Coutinho return"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-love-jurgen-klopp-blocking-phillipe-coutinho-return/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-07-09T13:05:33Z"
modified: "2021-07-09T13:05:33Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans love Jurgen Klopp blocking Phillipe Coutinho return

**A number of Liverpool fans have been reacting positively to the news that Jurgen Klopp has blocked Philippe Coutinho’s potential return to Anfield.**

It feels like a long time ago now that the playmaker traded the Reds for Barcelona, at a time when he [left plenty of supporters unhappy](https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/03/philippe-coutinho-isnt-keen-joining-man-utd-chelsea-barcelona-prepare-sell-9780694/). The Brazilian left in January 2018 having [forced through a move](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/08/philippe-coutinho-barcelona-move-liverpool-out-thigh-injury), and ironically Liverpool have never looked back from that moment.

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Klopp’s men have won the Champions League and Premier League in that time – they reached another final in Europe, too – while Coutinho’s career has stuttered. The 29-year-old has had a [poor spell at Barca](https://en.as.com/en/2019/05/12/football/1557683292_696992.html), even being loaned out to Bayern Munich, and he could leave the Catalan giants this summer.

According to [Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/coutinho-regresara-barcelona-buenas-noticias-11892998) \[via [LFC Transfer Room on Twitter](https://twitter.com/LFCTransferRoom/status/1413158077805875200?s=20)\], Klopp blocked Coutinho’s hopes of a dream return to Liverpool, not seeing him a suitable addition in the transfer window.

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### Liverpool fans hail Klopp

These Liverpool fans lauded Klopp’s actions, not wanting to see the forward back at the club considering the manner in which he left three-and-a-half years ago.

**“My boss!“**

Credit: [@gianking](https://twitter.com/gianking/status/1413308559782187010?s=20)

**“Haha that’s my manager“**

Credit: [@loonatheonce](https://twitter.com/loonatheonce/status/1413267732020170753?s=20)

**“Good. Let the snake rot“**

Credit: [@pamela\_booi](https://twitter.com/pamela_booi/status/1413267229416857605?s=20)

**“Good. Should have listened to Klopp in 2017, now he’s a washed-up injury-prone nobody.“**

Credit: [@juliiaaaan11](https://twitter.com/juliiaaaan11/status/1413218187534077955?s=20)

**“Good, imagine if we actually took him back the precedent it would set, he can rot in Barca idc“**

Credit: [@Akzyy](https://twitter.com/Akzyy/status/1413185961723416586?s=20)

**“Klopp doing what’s needed“**

Credit: [@SAINTLAUR3N](https://twitter.com/SAINTLAUR3N/status/1413185029367283715?s=20)

***In other news, some Liverpool fans are excited by one rumour that has emerged. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/liverpool-fans-excited-by-donyell-malen-rumour/).***