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Liverpool hold firm against Coutinho to Barcelona move amid transfer request reports

Liverpool star midfielder Philippe Coutinho looks to be trying to force a move away from the Reds and to Barcelona. According to Sky Sports, the player has handed in an official transfer request ahead of the season starting this weekend, but Liverpool still says it isn't selling.

Here's what to know about the still fluid situation:

How did this start?

The player has been linked with a move to Barcelona for a while, even more so after Neymar's departure from the Spanish club to PSG. Two failed bids by the Catalans for the former Inter Milan man, on top of Liverpool saying he isn't for sale time and time again, seemed to end any doubt as to whether a move would happen this summer, but him wanting to leave could certainly change things in the coming days.