According to Transfermarketweb, Radio MARCA has revealed that Liverpool’s tough stance on not letting go of Philippe Coutinho has seen Barcelona come up with a backup option.
The Catalans are now said to be considering Chelsea’s Eden Hazard if Liverpool refuse to yield to their demands.
PSG are still highly interested in getting the move for Neymar over the line this summer, and that has kept Barca on their toes as per securing a like-for-like replacement for the Brazilian star.
Coutinho has established himself as a force to reckon with at Anfield, and an abrupt end to his Liverpool career would deliver a huge setback to the club’s short and long-term plans.
The Reds lost Luis Suarez to Camp Nou in the summer of 2014, and are yet to see an out-and-out striker capable of delivering the goods like the controversial Uruguayan did.
With the influence he wields on and off the pitch for Liverpool, the last thing the club needs right now is cracking under the pressure to sell Coutinho.
Rejecting the bids tabled by Barcelona is surely sending out a strong signal that Liverpool are no longer a selling club.
