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Liverpool quoting 150M makes me annoyed we got so screwed over with the Payet transfer.
Good luck getting that though....
I guess differing scenarios. Payet wanted to go back home because of family reasons and took a pay cut to make the deal happen.
Barca want Coutinho as their star recruit suddenly because Neymar left out of the blue and are desperate to sign a high profile replacement. He'll be getting a pay rise too if he joins Barca. Barca have just received a cheque for £200m, replacements for Coutinho are hard to find this late in the window and Lallana is out for the next 2 months.
These factors added together are why figures of £137m are being bandied about. Doubt those sorts of fees would be talked about if Neymar hasn't been sold but in that case Coutinho likely wouldn't be moving if Neymar was still there.



