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‘Model professional’ Philippe Coutinho will not force Liverpool exit in a World Cup year, talkSPORT told

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South American football expert Tim Vickery believes Liverpool could hang onto Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho because of the midfielder’s aspirations to start for Brazil at the 2018 World Cup.

The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Camp Nou as the Catalan giants prepare to lose Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record £199million deal.

Coutinho has been mentioned as a possible replacement for his departing compatriot after emerging as one of the Reds’ most influential players under boss Jurgen Klopp.