He is very disrespectful and useless player.he thinks Liverpool can’t do without him,we are tired of begging him to stay,klopp blest Mohamed Salah

He is very disrespectful and useless player.he thinks Liverpool can’t do without him,we are tired of begging him to stay,klopp blest Mohamed Salah

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Arsenal’s Gabriel now raves about 31-year-old who Jurgen Klopp sold for Liverpool in 2018
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Arsenal’s Gabriel now raves about 31-year-old who Jurgen Klopp sold for Liverpool in 2018
Thu 16 November 2023 15:00
James Brooke
Arsenal defender Gabriel has name-checked a former Liverpool player as one of his favourite Brazilians.

Gabriel has been one of the Premier League’s outstanding defenders of the past 18 months, finding his way into the Brazilian national team in the process.

As one of the most historic footballing nations on the planet, Brazil has produced some of the best players in history. Asked to name his most inspirational countrymen of ‘years gone by’ by arsenal.com. the 25-year-old mentioned a name all too familiar to Liverpool fans: Philippe Coutinho.

“After Ronaldo [Nazario] came to Corinthians, of course I watched him a lot and he’s a top player,” Gabriel began.

“I like Neymar so I’m happy to be there with him. Now he’s injured but he’s a good guy. I love to be there because I watched Neymar when I was younger.

“A lot of players, Marquinhos as well, Thiago Silva… I’m so happy to be there. Coutinho is a top player and I’ve played with him as well for the national team.”

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Given the way his career veered off course after leaving Liverpool for Barcelona, it can be easy to forget just how important Coutinho previously was for Brazil.

Granted, it wasn’t a stellar period for the Selecao, but during the 2018 World Cup for example, the former Reds magician was his country’s most important player, along with Neymar.

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Even in the years after, Coutinho was still a regular in the Brazil squad. But now, having barely featured for Unai Emery at Aston Villa last season and now with Qatari side Al-Duhail, Phil hasn’t played for his country for almost 18 months.

Nevertheless, it’s worth looking back on just how good Coutinho was before his Barca move started to go wrong.

Philippe Coutinho
During his last year or so at Liverpool, he was one of the best players in the Premier League – and was also a favourite of Tottenham’s James Maddison.

Encompassing his enormous transfer to Barcelona in 2018, he scored 22 goals in 42 appearances during the 2017/18 season. For a player who was nominally a midfielder, those are incredible stats.

Even at Barca, where he’s widely seen to have failed pretty miserably, Coutinho scored 21 goals over his first 76 appearances, winning two La Liga titles along the way.

So, although it may sound like a strange choice to some, Coutinho is worthy of being alongside the names Gabriel mentions. He’s one of our favourite ever Brazilians, too.

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Wolves take firm stance as Liverpool transfer plan revealed
Latest Wolves news from BirminghamLive brings you reported interested from Liverpool in Rayan Ait-Nouri

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Wolves star, Rayan Ait-Nouri, is the subject of transfer interest from Liverpool (Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool reportedly have Rayan Ait-Nouri on their transfer wish list ahead of the January window.

The 22-year-old is understood to be a target for several clubs who could test Wolves’ resolve in the new year. However, Liverpool are said to be the most interested side.

According to French outlet Le Sport 10, Ait-Nouri has been the subject of “regular and insistent” contact from the Reds. But Wolves have “no intention” to part ways with the left-back.

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It is said that regardless of any offers that may arrive during January, Wolves’ stance is clear – they will not be entertained and any move will be “blocked”.

The Algeria international, meanwhile, is focused on the club and working towards securing a place in the next Africa Cup of Nations in mid-January. “I look forward to the CAN, everyone is waiting for it, it’s a dream,” he said.

“I continue to work in a club, and I hope to be selected. When I am in selection, I am a fulfilled boy. Whether in a club or in selection, I always give the best of myself, but in selection, it has a special taste.

“We have goals to achieve, we want to make all the Algerians in the world proud; therefore, we all give ourselves our all. Raising the CAN one day is a dream that I can’t even imagine.”

The left-back arrived at Molineux in 2021 for a fee of around £10million after an initial loan stint from Angers.

Should Wolves keep or sell Ait-Nouri? Tell us in the comments section…
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