Coutinho is not for sale - Klopp
It's as reports claim Liverpool refuses a £72m bid from Barcelona
Last updated 21st Jul 2017
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not listen to any bids for Philippe Coutinho, saying: "We are not a selling club.''
The Brazilian playmaker has been linked with a move to Barcelona, with the Spanish giants reported to be willing to pay £72million for him.
Asked if the 25-year-old was not for sale, Klopp told a press conference in Hong Kong on Friday: "Yes, that's what we can say. But that's not since this morning or yesterday, I'm not sure if it was different at any time. So, yes."
"But a very important message, maybe - we are not a selling club."
Liverpool are more focused on recruiting players to help them improve on last season's fourth-placed finish in the Premier League. Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has been brought in from Roma, while the Merseyside club are also interested in RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita.
"Phil is a very, very important player but we need to react better when he's not on the pitch, that's how it is,'' the German said.
"But Phil, when he is able to run properly you want to have him on the pitch again. So we have to be better even in moments like this."