Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has delivered his honest opinion on the recent £142m sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona.

The 25-year-old Brazilian finally secured his dream move last weekend, having handed in a transfer request at Anfield over the summer.

"It has always been a big dream, ever since I was very young, to wear the Barcelona shirt," Coutinho explained in an exclusive interview with Barca TV.

"I'm very happy to be here. I was anxious for a few days to get the deal done and arrive in Barcelona."

Carragher is not all doom-and-gloom but believes January was an awful time to sell Coutinho, following his superb form between September and December.

"Nothing will persuade me selling Coutinho now makes sense," wrote Carragher. "Selling one of your best players can never be a cause for satisfaction."

Carragher drops truth bomb

The legendary Liverpool defender is disappointed by the Reds most recent sale and wrote something spot on in his Friday column in the Telegraph.

"The frustration for Liverpool supporters is every time the club looks capable of challenging for top honours they become prey.

"They finished second to Manchester City and lost Luis Suarez. Before that we came second to Manchester United and lost Xabi Alonso.

"Losing stars is not a recent Anfield phenomenon, either. In 1977 the club sold Kevin Keegan to Hamburg for a record fee. In 1984 they sold their captain Graeme Souness to Sampdoria at a time Italian football was the wealthiest in the world. In 1987 Ian Rush joined Juventus.

"The difference is they left with a sack full of trophies, Keegan and Souness as European Cup holders, while Rush had won the League/FA Cup Double a year earlier.

"Losing the player is not the biggest problem. It is when they leave, what they leave behind, and how well the void is filled that has been the greatest cause of Anfield stress.

"Coutinho goes after five years without a trophy. For Torres it was the same. Suarez won just the League Cup. All left with the club craving a return to what it once was, having played their part in generating hope. They got close but then the rebuilding had to start afresh. That intensifies the dissatisfaction. You can accept and recover from major sales after a successful period, but not in the midst of reconstruction."

Carragher made an excellent point - fans have been persistently frustrated by the club's inability to hold onto their best players.

Read his full column on the Telegraph.

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