Barca Vice President: 'We were able to buy Coutinho because Liverpool lowered the price'
Jordi Mestre revealed that Liverpool reduced the selling price of Coutinho compared to the summer transfer window.
Barca bought Philippe Coutinho in the winter transfer window with an initial payment of 144 million dollars. If the Brazilian star plays successfully, the Nou Camp team will have to pay an additional 193 million.
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Coutinho is the second most expensive player in the world after Neymar. Photo:Reuters |
According to the newspaperDiario Sport, in the summer of 2017, Liverpool asked for 240 million. This is a price almost equal to the record 263 million that PSG used to buy Neymar from Barca.
Barca vice-president Jordi Mestre said: "The difference between the two transfer windows is a significant reduction in the transfer fee. I will not discuss the numbers, because the important thing is that Barca has Coutinho. If I reveal the numbers, I will break the agreement with Liverpool."
To move to Barca, Coutinho also had to suffer a significant financial loss. According to Mestre, the Brazilian midfielder accepted to give up about $12 million in bonuses and $3.5 million in performance-based bonuses.
Meanwhile, Liverpool rejected Mestre's views. Share on the newspaperTelegraph, an inside source at Anfield said, there is no price reduction because Liverpool did not set any price in the summer.
