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Liverpool fans confident on transfer as Barcelona sign Griezmann… it’s not Coutinho though
LIVERPOOL fans have urged the club to sign Ousmane Dembele after Barcelona completed the signing of Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona want to buy Neymar AND Griezmann says Laurens
Barca confirmed the £107million capture of the Frenchman on a five-year deal on Friday afternoon.
They are also expected to re-sign Neymar if they can raise enough money to fund what could be a world-record deal.
That means a number of high profile players will have the be moved on, with Philippe Coutinho and Dembele looking vulnerable.
Former Liverpool star Coutinho has been linked with a return to Anfield but that looks unlikely.
And it appears as though Dembele is the man the fans are confident of getting as they took to Twitter to voice their opinions.
“Dembele to Liverpool can happen now,” one simply wrote.
Another agreed: “Is dembele now available? We want him at Liverpool.”
“Time for Liverpool to swoop in for Ousmane Dembele,” said another.
Another wrote: “Coutinho to PSG....
“Dembele to Liverpool....
“Just started to look more and more of a possibility.”
One fan went into a little more detail and even floated the idea of bringing Luis Suarez back.
They wrote: “If Barcelona can get Neymar, then I don’t see a future at the club for one of Dembele/Suarez and I feel like it would be the Frenchmen who leaves, Liverpool should be all over that.”
Another agreed: “Imo coutinho is going out. Maybe few more players but Dembele is one of a kind, has potential even better than mbappe.
“If barca lets him go, it would be one of the biggest loss for them liverpool would be first line with if he's around the right price.”
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is known to be looking for an attacker to provide some competition for Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
However, he has warned supporters not to expect another summer of big spending and one was less convinced about bringing in Dembele who would cost at least £80million.
On the Griezmann signing, they wrote: “Would it affect Liverpool? Absolutely not. One good player in, One out.
“We all want Dembele but i highly doubt the club will spend £90m on him. We don’t need to. Klopp will be find someone quality for a lot cheaper.”