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Former Liverpool captain would take Coutinho ‘in a heartbeat’ & hints at buy-back clause

Liverpool should be exploring the option of resigning Philippe Coutinho says Phil Thompson, with the former Reds skipper saying he would do another deal with Barcelona “in a heartbeat”.

The Brazil international has only spent a little under 18 months away from Anfield.

He swapped Merseyside for Catalunya in January 2018, with a big-money transfer pushed through at the end of a protracted saga.

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Coutinho was expected to slot seamlessly into the fold at Camp Nou, but he has struggled to make the desired impact.