Philippe Coutinho heads for Barcelona despite Liverpool’s ’great reluctance’

Philippe Coutinho is to realise his dream of moving to Barcelona despite Liverpool’s "great reluctance" to let the Brazilian playmaker leave Anfield for a British record fee worth up to £142million.

Philippe Coutinho is to realise his dream of moving to Barcelona despite Liverpool’s "great reluctance" to let the Brazilian playmaker leave Anfield for a British record fee worth up to £142million.

The 25-year-old was the subject of a £118million bid from the Catalan club in August, an approach Liverpool rejected, but he is now heading to the Nou Camp after a deal was agreed on Saturday.