Klopp warns Barca off Coutinho chase

HONG KONG - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told Barcelona it is wasting its time trying to sign Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho - no matter what the offer.

Klopp has already rejected a $93 million bid for Coutinho, who scored a superb winner in Liverpool's 2-1 Premier League Asia Trophy final victory over Leicester City in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Barca is expected to test Liverpool's resolve with an improved bid, but Klopp has told the Catalan giants not to bother.