erling haaland shirt Philippe Coutinho was a “KFC bargain bucket” for Liverpool, says Daniel Sturridge, with the Brazil international signed from Inter for ￡8 million ($11m) and offloaded to Barcelona for ￡105m ($139m).
The Reds moved to snap up theSouth American playmaker from Inter during the January transfer window of 2013.
He would go on to spend five years at Anfield, scoring 54 goals in 201 appearances, before heading off to chase the dream at Camp Nou.
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Sturridge was acquired in the same winter as Coutinho, with the England frontman lured away from Chelsea.
He also enjoyed initial success on Merseyside, hitting 67 goals in total for Liverpool, and considers himself to have been a “snip”.
Sturridge is, however, prepared to admit that cheap kids football kits Coutinho provided considerably more value, with those behind the scenes starting a trend that has continued in deals for the likes of Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.