Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has submitted a transfer request, Press Association Sport understands.
Barcelona had a bid of around £90million for the Brazil international rejected by the Reds on Wednesday.
And it is understood Coutinho has now declared to Liverpool his desire to leave – news that emerged on Friday only hours after the club’s owners had issued a statement stressing their stance that the 25-year-old would not be sold during the current transfer window.
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