By Carl Markham, Press Association
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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes a move to the Barclays Premier League would represent a 'great opportunity' for Philippe Coutinho.
Liverpool have reportedly agreed an 8.5million fee with Inter for their Brazilian playmaker, who has also attracted interest from Southampton.
Coutinho, 20, is expected to travel to Liverpool to complete a medical and other formalities, and he goes with Moratti's blessing.
On his way to Anfield: Inter midfielder Philippe Coutinho (pictured) is reportedly on his way to Liverpool in an 8.5million deal
Moratti told inter.it: 'There are opportunities there to be seized. Sometimes certain players need the chance to play more.
'And that's why I think this could be a great opportunity for a Coutinho, and a deal that could go very well for us too.'
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had said on Friday he was still looking to add to his squad with one or two new players before Thursday's transfer deadline.
Rodgers was unwilling to comment on speculation linking the club with Coutinho but it is now understand the club have succeeded with an approach after previous advances were rejected.
Transfer targets: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (pictured) has already brought in Daniel Sturridge for 12m from Chelsea
Liverpool will also need to apply for a work permit for the player.
If the deal is completed, Coutinho would become the club's second signing of this transfer window following the 12m capture of Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea.
Rodgers said: 'We hope to do some business between now and the end of the month.
'The owners have been brilliant in supporting (me), we knew we were maybe a little bit short in the summer.
'We all agreed this was a month we would try to reinforce, if we could.'
Linked to Saints: Coutinho has been linked with a move to Southampton, whose new boss, Mauricio Pochettino, managed Coutinho at Espanyol last season
Coutinho came through the youth system at Vasco da Gama before joining Inter at the age of 18.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at Espanyol, where he worked with new Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Pochettino's recent appointment at Saints led to speculation linking Coutinho with the south coast club but it is understand he has expressed a preference for Anfield.
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Liverpool keep on getting smaller in size. Only Gerrard left with real physical presence (Not counting central defenders). Let's see, they've got Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Suarez, Downing, Suso, Assaidi, Borini and now Coutinho, plus they wanna add another one in Tom Ince, all of them lightweight skinny dudes. Brendan Rodgers is trying to create his own Barcelona, that's his vision. He wants to import Cruyff's tiki-taka football into a very physical English game. But he will fail. Bring back queen Kenny
- Karren , Boston, United States, 28/1/2013 03:23
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