Former Liverpool stars urged old club to spend the 160 million euros from the transfer of Barcelona-bound Philippe Coutinho more wisely than when they invested the Luis Suarez money
Michael Owen
Former Liverpool stars urged old club to spend the 160 million euros from the transfer of Barcelona-bound Philippe Coutinho more wisely than when they invested the Luis Suarez money. Jamie Carragher tweeted: "Disappointed Coutinho has gone, never thought he'd turn into the players he's become when I first played with him, but he's been a great Liverpool player these last few years. Just need to use the money better than we did when Suarez left!"
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Jamie Carragher
Michael Owen is also encouraged by the strength of the rest of the Reds forward line. He tweeted: "Sad to see Coutinho go but he's given Liverpool great service and it appears to be a good deal for all parties. He will be hard to replace but there is loads of quality in the squad to push hard for the rest of the season." Former Man City player Joey Barton claimed Liverpool had got the better deal.
"Personally, I think Liverpool have got the better of the deal," he said on Twitter. "A lot of money that for Coutinho. Makes you wonder what the likes of (HarryKane, (Eden) Hazard and (Mohammed) Salah must be worth?" And Frank Lampard also felt Liverpool had got a good deal. "The player doesn't want to be there it seems, he wants to move on so it's going to happen at some stage," he said on BT Sport.
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