Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is fit and ready to play football, according to a report, despite missing the start of the season for the Reds – and fans are not happy at all.
The Liverpool Echo reported that the wantaway 25-year-old is currently on international duty and that the Brazil doctor has said he is fit to play Ecuador, despite being out for almost a month with a back injury.
Coutinho in 'perfect condition to play' – for Brazil – but it won't help him secure an #LFC exit https://t.co/ays4mCqLnQ
— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) August 28, 2017
Coutinho hasn’t played for Liverpool this season after putting in a transfer request in a bid to force a move through to Barcelona.
Brazil doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, said, as quoted in the Echo, “From a medical point of view, Philippe is in the perfect condition to play.”
Brazil are set to play Ecuador on Friday – after the transfer window has shut – and it is claimed that Coutinho could be set to start.
Liverpool fans are not happy with that news and took to Twitter to voice their displeasure at the attacker who shone at Anfield last season.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets from disgruntled Liverpool fans:
— Kim (@Kimaheroe) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/shajma/status/902234619382259713
If injuries permitted, I'd only give him minutes in the meaningless cups and make him watch from the stands during Prem and CL fixtures.
— MattSihv ?x6x19 (@MattSihv) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/_lfcEric/status/902234486317953024
Not surprised. Still can't move to Barca. Unlucky. ???
— Chris (@RedforLife96) August 28, 2017
Good day gets better, Philippe is fit again. Unbelievable recovery that lad. Unfit yesterday, today 100 % – ?? #lfc #coutinho
— Neil McD (@MackaBoy67) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/MitchScarvaci/status/902234962216308737
So coutinho not fit for Liverpool but fit for Brazil. Bloody ridiculous getting paid £150,000 pw and faking injury #LFC
— Michelle O'Kane????????????????? (@michellemcbain) August 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheBelfastRed/status/902226068203065344
Coutinho on some elite snake level being fit and ready to play.
— ?? (@Jackinho666) August 28, 2017
Ah, so Coutinho is fit enough to go on international duty. Interesting. His behaviour has been outrageous. Unbelievable lack of respect #LFC
— Tom (@Tom_Hamer7) August 28, 2017
There has been some good news for Liverpool fans today though, to offset the Coutinho situation.
The BBC reported earlier on Monday that Liverpool had agreed a club-record deal to sign Naby Keita from RB Leipzig next summer.
The fee was said to be for the player’s release clause of £48million, with an undisclosed amount on top to secure the deal a year before the 22-year-old is set to join.