How Coutinho’s dream Barcelona move turned into a nightmare – and the Messi mission that could spell danger for Liverpool

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Two points clear at the top of the Premier League, and through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Liverpool can have no complaints with how this season is shaping up. However, throughout the campaign, there’s been plenty of talk about how the Reds are still missing a No 10, a playmaker... a Philippe Coutinho. Now there’s no question that Liverpool got the better end of the deal when they sold the Brazilian to Barcelona for £145m in January of last year. But few could have predicted just how Coutinho would fare at Barca – so much so there are now indications that he could be sold in the summer, with Manchester United, all of clubs, one of those strongly linked to his signature. So to get the inside track on Coutinho’s time at the Nou Camp, and to see whether he will be on the market in the coming months, Paul Wheelock to Sam Marsden, who is the Barcelona correspondent for ESPN. They also talk Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and the prospect of a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Liverpool. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello, Paul Vilock here and welcome to a special spin-off podcast on the Blood Red channel.
0:13.2	Two points clear at the top of the Premier League and through to the quarterfinals of the
0:16.4	Champions League, Liverpool fans can have no complaints with how this season is shaping up.
0:21.1	However, throughout this campaign there's been plenty of talk
0:23.7	and at least on our podcast about how the Reds are still missing a number 10, a
0:27.8	playmaker of Philip Catineo. Now there's no question that Liverpool got the
0:31.9	better end of the deal when they sold the Brazilian to Barcelona for 145 million pounds in January of last year
0:37.6	But few would have predicted just how Katina would fare at Barcelona so much so that there are now indications that he could be sold in the
0:44.2	summer with Manchester United of all clubs one of those strongly linked with his
0:47.9	signature so to get the inside track on Kontinio's time at the new camp and see
0:51.9	whether he will be on the markets in the coming months.
0:54.1	I spoke to Sam Marston who is the Barcelona Correspondence for E-SPN.
0:58.0	We also talk Louis Suarez, Leonel Massey and the prospects of a mouthwatering
1:02.0	Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and
1:04.4	Liverpool among many other things.
1:06.7	I really enjoy speaking to Sam and hopefully you'll enjoy listening to our chat and we'll
1:10.8	be back on Thursday with Neil Fitzmodys's Poetry and Motion Podcast.
1:14.4	The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.
1:19.7	Well, hi Sam, thanks for joining me to talk a little bit about Philip Cattino,
1:23.3	Louis Suarez and a potential Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and
1:27.0	Liverpool. How are you doing?
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