Premier League transfer news: Alex Sandro to Chelsea, PSG star to Arsenal and more - 3rd January 2018

#2 Liverpool’s lavishness

Off to Anfield?

I am someone who likes to give the bad news first and then the good news after as it leaves a sweet taste in the mouth after the sourness. So, the bad. According to Catalan outlet Mundo Deportivo, Liverpool are seriously considering the acceptance of Barcelona’s £97.9 million offer for Philippe Coutinho.

And now the good. According to Don Balon, the limitless hub of rumours, Liverpool could trigger Rafinha’s exit clause of £66.5 million in a bid to replace their talismanic Brazilian. Rafinha doesn’t seem to be in Valverde’s plan after returning from a long-term injury.

Meanwhile, according to Sky, Thomas Lemar, who is being chased by the London trio of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, prefers Liverpool over his other suitors. According to Sky reporter, Kaveh Solhekol, Lemar would “probably prefer to go to Liverpool if he had a choice between Arsenal or Liverpool.”