At the end of 2017 there were rumors that Barcelona was negotiating with Brazilian Felipe Coutinho at the time, while talking about the willingness of the Barça to make it the most expensive deal on the history of the club because the latter had seen the future after the departure of the Spanish stars Iniesta and before Xavi and the Argentine star Lionel Messi in old, but the winds of the star The Brazilian did not run as the winds of "Blaugrana" crave.
Despite the constant refusal of the "Liber", Barça entered the window and directly negotiated Coutinho, who rebelled against his team and pressed for his sale until he moved to the Camp Nou for about 160 million euros in January 2018 to offer his first-season season and secondly disastrously for Barcelona's dream. Coutinho is an alternative to Messi or a future project for the team.
However, the sale of Coutinho has benefited the winner who won the Champions League title for the sixth time. The biggest achievement of the game was the Reds' purchase of the Cotinou deal money. Dutchman Virgil Van Dyck of Southampton was the world's most expensive defender and Alison of Rome was second The most expensive guard in the world.
The two players were given 160 million euros in cash and dealt with the two defenders and goalkeeper who took over the continental title last season.