Philippe Coutinho back at Liverpool is something Steve McManaman would like to see.
The 27-year-old left the Reds for Barcelona in a £142million deal in January 2018 and the manner of his departure upset many supporters at Anfield.
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Philippe Coutinho is currently on loan at Bayern Munich
But his time at the LaLiga club has not been successful and he has been on loan at Bayern Munich this season.
Liverpool have gone on to thrive in his absence, winning the Champions League last season and storming to the Premier League title this term.
McManaman, though, would welcome Coutinho returning to Merseyside in the summer.
In his column for HorseRacing.Net, the Reds legend said: “I wouldn’t mind seeing Coutinho back. He’s a brilliant player but a lot of it is just down to economics.
“If they can bring Coutinho back for a reasonable fee and potentially sell a couple of players who aren’t playing regularly, then that could work.
“There are rumours that Xherdan Shaqiri may leave at the end of the season, and Adam Lallana may want to play more often.
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“If there’s space available then I’d certainly like Coutinho back, as he was a wonderful player for Liverpool.
“He’s that type of player that when plan A isn’t working he can change the game.
“He scored some incredible goals for Liverpool and though he’d have to win the fans over after he asked to leave, I think that most fans would recognise how good he was for Liverpool.”
Coutinho seems to be finding his feet again while at Bayern, with six goals and six assists in just 18 appearances.
McManaman thinks he needs some help to get him back to his best.
He added: “He seems to have lost his way a bit at the minute, he needs a bit of TLC and an arm around his doesn’t he? So if he wants to come back to Liverpool and the deal was good then I’d have no qualms taking him back because he’s a lovely player.”
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