Southampton had also expressed an interest in Coutinho, who had played under Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino at Espanyol, but Coutinho said he would prefer to join Liverpool.
Southampton gjithashtu kishte shprehur interes për Coutinhon, i cili kishte luajtur nën urdhërat e trajnerit Mauricio Pochettino te Espanyol, por Coutinho tha se ai preferonte kalimin te Liverpool.