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Liverpool Transfer News: Philippe Coutinho Told to Ignore Barcelona by Lucio

Brazil’s legendary defender, Lucio, has encouraged Liverpool starlet Philippe Coutinho to forget about reported interest from Barcelona and stay at Anfield.

As reported by Nicholas Godden of the MailOnline, Sport previously claimed the Brazil international midfielder was a January target for the European champions. Even so, Lucio, who won the World Cup with the Selecao in 2002, doesn’t necessarily think it’d be the correct move for him, per Naveen Ullal of IB Times UK:

If it was my decision, I would stay. If I was Coutinho, I would not leave Liverpool.