Dele Alli is better than Philippe Coutinho, according to former Liverpool man Danny Murphy
Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a big-money move to Barcelona this summer as a potential replacement for Paris Saint-Germain target Neymar.
Liverpool are said to have reacted to Barca's interest by slapping a £134million price-tag on the midfielder.
However, despite the market being hugely inflated this summer, former Anfield man Danny Murphy thinks his old club are being optimistic with their valuation.
And the ex-England international claimed Coutinho is not as good as other midfielders in the Premier League, namely Tottenham's Dele Alli.
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Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a summer move to Barcelona
“Coutinho scored 14 goals last season and that was his best return," Murphy told talkSPORT.
"If Liverpool rate him at around £100m, what’s Dele Alli worth? He’s better than Coutinho!
"Different but better.
“If they get £80m or £90m, you’d think they’d sign someone else.
"We’re hypothesising, but the goals and assists those players get might double or treble what Coutinho was bringing in.
"And you’ve also not got a player sat there unhappy.
“I’m not saying Liverpool should get rid of Coutinho, because he’s a wonderful footballer and there’s no doubt about that.
“But if he wants to go and we get £80m for him, I’d take that.”
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