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Coutinho asks Barca to bid again

10.51: Philippe Coutinho has asked Barcelona to make Liverpool one last bid for him he tries to seal his dream move, according to Guillem Balague.

Barcelona have had three bids rejected for the Liverpool star and fresh reports claim they are set for a fourth of £138m.

And Spanish football expert Balague claims Coutinho is behind the latest bid as he tries to force the move.

But Balague claims the bid is destined to fail with Liverpool refusing to sell, and also that Barcelona can’t actually afford to buy him, Ousmane Dembele, Angel Di Maria and Jean Michael Seri all this summer.

And despite knowing the bid will fall on deaf ears they will submit it to maintain their relationship with Coutinho in the hope of signing him in the future.

“FCB are very aware LFC are not selling but have been asked by Coutinho to give it a last go. FCB don't want Coutinho upset for future,” Balague tweeted.

Dugarry slams Barcelona board over Coutinho

10:02: The Barcelona board have been slammed as being USELESS by former striker Christophe Dugarry.

Former France star Dugarry, who played for Barcelona 20 years ago, told SFR Sport 1: "The directors of that club are useless.

"They lost Dani Alves and they signed Lucas Digne. Money is not a problem, because they have it.

"If they want Dembele, all they have to do is pay. The same thing has happened with Coutinho and we have to stop haggling over 10 or 20 million euros, we have to pay, that's all.

"In recent years the signings have been catastrophic in any event."

Ox to snub new Arsenal deal

07.05: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is unlikely to sign a new contract at Arsenal this month.

Arsenal are offering the winger a new deal worth around £100,000 a week following interest from Chelsea and Liverpool.

The England midfielder has just 12 months left on his current deal and is considering his future.

And the Telegraph claim he will not sign new terms any time soon.

Lucas Vazquez interest

05:30: Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez is reportedly attracting interest from Liverpool. 

Vazquez, 26, made just 12 La Liga starts under Zinedine Zidane last season as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to the title. 

He did feature for Los Blancos in their 3-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna on the opening day of the new season, but only made a 10 minute cameo appearance. 

Vazquez is in need of regular first-team football, which Zidane cannot guarantee. 

Spanish outlet Don Balon say this has attracted interest from the Premier League, with Liverpool made aware of his situation.