How confident are you of this statement, have you placed a bet on Coutinho going? It seems that you and others have some inside knowledge that the owners are happy to look like complete tw*ts for saying every single day that he is not for sale and then sell him.
I really don't think they will sell him now and I kind of have a gut feeling that Phil maybe no longer wants to leave.
Which part of it? If we sign VVD & Lemar, I'd be AMAZED if he stays. Sign 1 at £70M and I'd be surprised (pleasantly) if he stays. Sign no-one else and I think it's 50/50 but were he to go on this basis, there'd be a lot of unrest amongst the fans.
Don't think it's a case of looking complete tw#ts for FSG, as they can ultimately say price too good to turn down, replacements sorted (Keita, Ox, maybe Lemar), player adamant he didn't want to stay, blah, blah and don't think it would be difficult to spin that their hand was forced and the deal was best for all parties.
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