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Sam Carroll

Roberto Firmino 'reacts' to Philippe Coutinho Liverpool transfer 'plea'

Roberto Firmino has appeared to like a post on social media discussing a potential Liverpool return for Philippe Coutinho.

Coutinho left Liverpool for Barcelona in a £142m deal in January 2018 but struggled to make an impact before being loaned out to Bayern Munich.

A rumour today suggested the Brazilian had made a 'personal plea' to Jurgen Klopp to allow him to return to Anfield where he scored 54 goals in 201 appearances after joining from Inter Milan in January 2013.

Supporters noticed Firmino had liked an image of his former team-mate on fan-page theliverpoolgoals with the caption explaining the reported transfer stance of the 28-year-old.

Despite a crossroad in his career - and Bayern Munich confirming they will not make his loan permanent - there is little prospect of Liverpool entering the running to bring him back to Merseyside.

Reports this week suggested a move was 'impossible' with Jurgen Klopp steering clear of a player who would still command a record transfer fee at Anfield.

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