Modric makes decision on exit in a swap deal for Neymar, Liverpool's reason behind snubbing Coutinho revealed and more in LaLiga Transfer News; 9 August 2019

Liverpool did not sign Coutinho as it would have cost them £100 million

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Jurgen Klopp had reiterated time and again that the Reds were not planning on spending much, if at all, in the transfer window. With their former player Philippe Coutinho looking set to depart Barcelona, Liverpool were one of the clubs that he was heavily linked with.

Now it turns out that Liverpool did have the option of signing him. However, they chose not to pursue a deal as they'd have had to spend £100 million in order to sign the Brazilian. The Reds were much more interested in investing that money into contract extensions.

Klopp had repeatedly said that he is not in desperate need of additions or spending heavily in the transfer window just because other teams are. He also insisted that time needs to be given to each team to grow into its best version.

"If you sign a player they ask if it is the right player. Nobody should think we did not look. It is not that we are not negotiating like crazy as well in these times, but finding the right solution is more difficult the better the team gets.”

“Man United had the class of ’92. How long did they stay together? They changed a couple of strikers after [Eric] Cantona got older and brought in Ruud van Nistelrooy or whoever. We are a good team ­together in a very difficult league with a lot of competitors desperate to get into the position we are in.