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Premier League giants Liverpool are unlikely to entertain the prospect of selling Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona in a deal involving players from the Camp Nou outfit.
Ernesto Valverde's side have been heavily tipped to pursue a move for the Brazil international, who inked a fresh five-and-a-half-year contract at Anfield in January.
Liverpool have already turned down a bid worth £72m for their star performer this summer (Sport), and there had been a suggestion that Barca could offer one of Rafinha or Andre Gomes in a proposed deal for Coutinho.
However, according to The Liverpool Echo, the Reds are not interested in player-plus-cash deals for the attacker, and they have told Barcelona to save their energy trying to pursue the 25-year-old.
Jurgen Klopp has constantly iterated that Coutinho is not for sale this summer, and the club's hierarchy hold a similar stance despite the improved £89m offer planned by the Catalan giants.
Coutinho notched 13 goals and six assists in the top-flight last term as Liverpool finished in the top-four for the first time since the 2013/14 campaign, where they ran runners-up to Manchester City.
Written by Sri Aswin
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