Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool don’t need Philippe Coutinho replacement

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp is adamant the club don’t need to replace midfielder Philippe Coutinho who headed to Barcelona in a £146 dream deal after five-year spell at Liverpool. The Brazil international has long dreamed of sealing to Barcelona and finally reached his goal. Following the Champions League final Liverpool have spent more than £170m, bringing in Naby Keita, Xherdan Shaqiri and Brazil duo Fabinho and Alisson. But Klopp insists Liverpool do not need a replacement for Coutinho. "You cannot replace Phil Coutinho with exactly the same kind of player," Klopp said. "He's Phil Coutinho. He has a specific style of play, tactically an outstanding player, can play as the winger, the '10', the '8' - really great. "I don't want to put one of my players in the position where people will now say constantly 'he's the Phil replacement'. "I think the biggest thing we did in the second half of last season was that we didn't need to speak too much about Phil. That wasn't clear in January. How could we have known that? "We don't need to replace Phil. We need to make a squad for the next year. Out there on the market, there isn't a Phil Coutinho light. It's not there. But there are a lot of good players and we have brought a few of them in."

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