Twitter explodes as Barcelona break the bank for Philippe Coutinho

It has been coming for the last six months and it's finally over. Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho heads to Barcelona in a £142m deal. Some would say it was a fair deal, some would say it shouldn't have been done now, and some would say he is overpriced. But, at the end of it all, everyone had an opinion and a lot of them voiced it on Twitter.

We take a look at some of the funny tweets that came along upon the confirmation of the transfer agreement by the two clubs. Here are some of the best tweets:

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Philippe Coutinho is sold for £145m and Liverpool are linked with Thomas Lemar and Riyad Mahrez. This can only mean one thing...Welcome to Anfield, James Ward-Prowse! pic.twitter.com/REPLZ03I8v

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) January 7, 2018

Had a Torres shirt - SoldHad a Suarez shirt - SoldHad a Coutinho shirt - SoldThis means only one thing...My next shirt will have Mignolet on the back. Job done. Thank me later LFC fans ?

— Kloppo (@klopps_reds) January 7, 2018

Barcelona spend £141.9m on Coutinho, gave Messi a £88.6m signing-on fee in November, and paid Dortmund £93.1m last August for Dembele, along with £37m in bonuses. That’s some spending. pic.twitter.com/mhSx34a8D0

— Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott) January 7, 2018

Phil Coutinho - £142m.Paul Pogba & Anthony Martial - £147m.I know what I'd spend my money on. pic.twitter.com/JDMRMowgOp

— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) January 7, 2018

Liverpool fans when they're hoping for Lemar/Mahrez but realise the Coutinho money has already been spent on Keita & Van Dijk: pic.twitter.com/AMw3cvr2wj

— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) January 7, 2018

Philippe Coutinho is sold for £145m and Liverpool are linked with Thomas Lemar and Riyad Mahrez. This can only mean one thing...Welcome to Anfield, Nathan Redmond!

— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) January 7, 2018

Suarez - Moved to BarcelonaSterling - Moved to Manchester City Coutinho - Moved to Barcelona But one man stayed. Captain. Leader. Legend. pic.twitter.com/dCdJLJI38N

— Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) January 7, 2018

It’s alright, let’s take our time to find Coutinho’s replacement, then finish 6th and realise Coutinho’s replacement doesn’t want to join us anymore becuase we’re in the Europa League

— Sam (@ke8ta) January 7, 2018

So the rumour has switched to Alexis to Liverpool to replace Coutinho now? £40m+£1 and you can have him tbf.

— Tommy Shelby - ??CloudSportsFootball?? (@ArsenalNexus) January 7, 2018