NO NEWS ON COUTINHO DESPITE REPORTED NEW BARCELONA BID, SAYS KLOPP

The Liverpool boss again stressed that there has been no development on Philippe Coutinho's future despite reports of a new Barcelona offer.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says there is no further news on Philippe Coutinho's future in the wake of a £114 million offer from Barcelona.

The Catalans have seen their latest bid, which was claimed to have been structured using a number of clauses and bonus payments, immediately rejected by Liverpool this week.

The club's stance has always been that Coutinho is not for sale, despite the Brazil star having submitted a transfer request, with Klopp saying on Friday that he sees no reason for the player to want to leave.

Klopp is in contact with Liverpool's owners about the situation and insists there has been no development over the last few days.

"Nothing new from the injury side and if I speak to the owners, I don't think this is the situation where I should talk about it," he said when asked about Coutinho, who remains sidelined with a back problem.

"I'm informed about everything that happens in the club but nothing changed. I don't say there was another bid, only that nothing changed."

Klopp was speaking after his side battled to a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield, with Sadio Mane scoring the only goal of the game to seal their first league win of the season.

The former Borussia Dortmund boss was dumbfounded by the suggestion that the Reds had already been facing scrutiny in the wake of last week's 3-3 draw with Watford, but he did praise his side for producing an improved defensive display.