Jurgen Klopp has insisted that he has no problem with the Brazil national team checking up on Philippe Coutinho’s medical condition.
Coutinho’s future at Liverpool has been under the scanner all summer and despite featuring in pre-season, the midfielder is yet to play a game for the club this season.
Officially Liverpool have maintained that he is struggling with a back injury, but it is widely believed Coutinho’s insistence on joining Barcelona this summer is the reason behind his absence.
And more questions have been raised on whether he is actually injured after he was named in the Brazil squad for the country's upcoming qualifiers, but Klopp is not losing any sleep over it.
He insisted that the midfielder is struggling with an injury and as the regulations permit, Brazil have the right to check his physical condition when he joins the squad next week.
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“He’s on our injury list – that hasn’t changed”, the Liverpool manager said in a press conference.
“No contact with the Brazilian FA but it’s how the rules are, if they want to check him then he has to go so that’s how it is.”
Coutinho has been pushing to leave Liverpool for Barcelona and his relationship with the club and Klopp has soured over the course of the saga.
