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LIVERPOOL. — Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have assured him the club will not listen to any offers for Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho has continued to be linked with a big-money move to Barcelona, despite signing a new five-year contract at Liverpool in January. Sources told ESPN that the Brazil international’s new deal at Anfield made him the highest-paid player at the club, earning around £150 000 per week, and did not include a buyout clause.

Klopp has shrugged off speculation linking Coutinho with a move away, joking that it would take a transfer fee of around £400 million to sign him.

The Liverpool manager said: “When did he sign his new contract? So that would be a nice idea. With a £400 million clause!

“There are absolutely no plans. What our owners say is there is the absolute opportunity not to sell anybody if we do not want to. That means we can bring in others players and it is a good situation.

“We have a stable squad with a good basis. We want to bring a few in with fresh blood, but nobody will leave us without our say so I am completely relaxed about this.” — ESPN.