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Despite losing their prized asset this week, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for Liverpool following Philippe Coutinho’s sensational move to Barcelona.
The Brazilian’s dream £145million switch to the Spanish giants has seen the Reds make a tidy profit on a player they signed from Inter Milan in 2013.
With Coutinho relatively unknown at the time, Brendan Rodgers parted with £8.5m to sign the Brazilian and he went on to become a fans’ favourite at Anfield.
Five years after his arrival and Liverpool’s bank balance is now £145m heavier — but they aren’t the only club who can boast a huge mark-up.
In fact, Barcelona won’t worry too much about forking out on Coutinho as they made an even larger profit when selling Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
So, which other clubs have been involved in the biggest transfer profits? And who tops the list? Here, Sportsmail takes a look at some of the biggest mark-ups (excluding transfers involving youth players).
Neymar’s world-record move to the French giants at the beginning of this season unsurprisingly contributed to a huge profit for Barcelona.
The Spanish giants didn’t exactly buy the Brazilian superstar cheaply, parting with £49m to prise him away from Santos in 2013.
But after selling him for a whopping £198m to the big-spending Ligue 1 side, Barca made a hefty £149m. They got their money’s worth on the pitch, too — with the Brazil star winning two La Liga titles and the Champions League in Spain.
The Brazil international signed from Inter Milan in 2013 for £8m and has gone on to become one of the most exciting players in world football.
Liverpool were desperate to keep hold of their main man, turning down three bids from the Spanish side in the summer.
But Coutinho finally completed his dream move this week, making Liverpool a tidy profit of £136.5m with all the add-ons.
Paul Pogba decided to leave Old Trafford in search of regular football in 2012, having struggled to break into the first-team at Manchester United.
He certainly fulfilled that objective, becoming an integral part of Juventus while helping them to four successive Serie A titles.
The Frenchman returned to United for £89m at the beginning of last season, meaning the Italians made a massive profit on a player they signed for free.
Dortmund took just one season, in which Ousmane Dembele compiled 10 goals and 20 assists in all competitions, to make around seven and a half times what they paid as Barca sought to offset the loss of Neymar.
A significant proportion went to his former club Rennes, however, as their 25 per cent sell-on fee on the France winger surpassed their record fee received.
Southampton could have been in a similar situation to Rennes, having negotiated a 25 per cent sell-on fee when Gareth Bale moved to Spurs for an initial £5m plus add-ons.
Saints, then in League One and in financial peril, reportedly wrote off the future clauses in exchange for between £2m and £3m plus Tottenham youth-team goalkeeper Tommy Forecast.
Bale’s then world-record move to Real Madrid in 2013 would have netted his formative club over £21m — they received barely a tenth of that, plus a keeper who never made an appearance for them, as Spurs netted £76m in profit.
No list would be complete without Cristiano Ronaldo. Arriving at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon as a baby-faced teenager with silky skills and bags of pace, the Portuguese certainly lived up to expectations.
During his trophy-laden spell in the English top-flight, he won three Premier League titles and tasted one Champions League triumph.
He left in 2009, sealing a dream £80m move — for a then world record fee — to Real Madrid. United made £63m, a reward for taking a punt on the player.
Saints can at least take solace from this month’s business, which represents a profit of £62m on the former Celtic defender as Liverpool pre-emptively spent a major chunk of their Coutinho windfall — the remainder is effectively tied up in next summer’s move for Leipzig’s Naby Keita.
Southampton enjoyed two and a half seasons, 92 appearances and seven goals from Van Dijk before cashing in.
Liverpool once again showed their scouting prowess when signing Luis Suarez from Ajax in the January 2011 window, forking out £22.8m for the Uruguay star.
Suarez was never too far away from controversy during his Anfield spell but his performances on the pitch caught the attention of Barcelona.
The Spaniards paid a hefty £75m to sign their man following the 2014 World Cup, with Liverpool once again profiting from their impressive scouting network.
Another world-record capture for Real and another huge profit for the selling club — particularly coming as it did back in 2001.
Zidane was named 1996’s Ligue 1 player of the year with Bordeaux before the Italian giants swooped.
Five years, a Ballon d’Or, two Champions League finals and two major international titles with France later, Real made him their latest Galactico.
Everton took a huge punt on Romelu Lukaku when they paid Chelsea £28m to sign him, following the striker’s impressive loan spell at Goodison Park.
Lukaku failed to break into the first-team at Stamford Bridge and his Everton move was a chance to prove his goalscoring ability in the Premier League.
He certainly did that, spearheading the Toffees attack, and the big Belgian scored 53 league goals before making the club £40m when he left for United this season.
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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wanted to sign Virgil van Dijk before he completed a £75million move to Liverpool, but was only willing to pay £50m.
After a protracted transfer saga which began in the summer, Van Dijk eventually moved from Southampton to Anfield earlier this month for a huge fee, becoming the world’s most expensive defender in the process.
It could have been very different, with Conte admitting he was keen to take the centre back - but it is understood the west London club would only have paid a full £25m less than Liverpool shelled out.
‘This is football, this is life,’ Conte said of missing out on him. 'For sure he was our target but as you know, this is football.
'We can have a lot of targets but you must be able to reach those targets. The transfer market is not simple for any club.
‘Liverpool bought Van Dijk to reinforce their defensive line - and I think Van Dijk is a top defender. And they spent €85m for this player.’
One reason Liverpool were able to spend big is the high-profile exit of Philippe Coutinho, who has joined Barcelona for £145m.
Conte admits that the Reds’ outgoing business helped them in their purchase of Van Dijk: 'The same time, they sold very well - [Philippe] Coutinho - because when you sell a player for this amount of money, and then you have the rest of money to invest, to improve your team.
‘But I think the transfer market is not simple, it’s not simple, especially if there is this amount of money.’
Despite Chelsea’s failure to secure Van Dijk, their defensive record has still been impressive this season and they have conceded the second least goals of any team in the top flight.
Only runaway leaders Manchester City have let in less goals, and Chelsea sit 16 points behind Pep Guardiola’s impressive side.
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Transfer gossip: Everton to fight Southampton for £20m Walcott, Ibrahimovic to leave Man United?
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Here are the top transfer-related stories in Wednesday’s newspapers and online…
Everton are challenging Southampton in the race to land Theo Walcott for £20million. Arsenal may consider letting the England forward leave this month, with Walcott on the periphery of Arsene Wenger’s first-team plans. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City have made a £20m offer for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. A contract worth £13m a season until 2023 – or £250,000 a week – is understood to have been offered to Sánchez’s representatives. (Guardian)
Manchester United are considering options to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who the Premier League club expect to exit Old Trafford later this year. Ibrahimovic is out of contract at the end of United’s current campaign and could potentially leave before its conclusion should he take up an offer in Major League Soccer or the Chinese Super League. (Yahoo)
Arsenal and Liverpool will have to splash out at least £90million to land Thomas Lemar from Monaco. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal are finally ready to make a formal contract offer to Jack Wilshere. Midfielder Wilshere is expected to hold talks with the Gunners in the next week — and has been warned he may have to accept a cut in his basic wage if he wants to stay with his boyhood club. (Daily Mirror)
Reece Oxford, the West Ham defender, may yet get a permanent move to the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach if the club are prepared to increase their offer to around £15 million for the teenager, with RB Leipzig also interested. (Guardian)
Bojan Krkic wants to return to Stoke for a fresh start after Mark Hughes’ departure. Bojan, 27, is still a huge favourite among the fans but Hughes loaned him out to Spanish club Alaves last summer. (Daily Mirror)
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Ray Parlour is surprised Liverpool are not in for Alexis Sanchez this month
Having seen Philippe Coutinho’s move to Barcelona from Liverpool go through, all eyes are now on Alexis Sanchez’s possible switch to Manchester City
Arsenal are willing to meet the $37 million (£27 million) release clause of Boca Juniors’ Cristian Pavon, according to reports
Borussia Monchengladbach are working hard to tie up a permanent deal for West Ham starlet Reece Oxford
Chelsea are willing to let Charly Musonda leave on loan – but only if he joins an English club
Liverpool are ready to splash some of the cash from the Philippe Coutinho deal to bring Kevin Strootman to the club, according to reports
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Everton overtake Southampton as favourites to sign fallen Arsenal star Theo Walcott
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Walcott has made minimal impact this season at the Emirates, having failed to start a single Premier League game.
Southampton are also interested in bringing the England international aboard.
But the Toffees are in a stronger financial situation so might be able to match Walcott’s current wages.
The 28-year-old is thought to be on £110,000-per-week at the Gunners.
But according to the Daily Mail, boss Arsene Wenger is bracing himself for a £20m offer for the winger.
Walcott would have to take a pay cut in order to return to Southampton where he begun his career.
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Sturridge has been limited to just 14 appearances for Liverpool across all competitions this season, starting just five of those matches.
Reports have surfaced this week that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is willing to offload Sturridge before the end of the January window.
And bookmakers Betfair have responded by making Southampton 3/1 favourites to land the 28-year-old.
Saints, who hover just one place above the Premier League relegation zone, have struggled in front of goal this season.
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Everton, Southampton, Watford and West Ham United are all reportedly chasing Atletico Madrid winger Nicolas Gaitan.
The Argentina international is no longer a regular under Diego Simeone and he has been told he can leave this month.
According to Spanish publication Marca, Everton, Southampton, Watford and West Ham are all after the 29-year-old.
The Premier League quartet have been notified about Gaitan’s availability after his agent admitted his client would ‘undoubtedly leave’ last month.
The winger can leave on loan during the current transfer window, while a permanent transfer is possible if an offer of £17.5 million is made.
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The former Crystal Palace stopper has had to be persistent in his quest for a first XI shirt, but was rewarded with a starting berth against Manchester United in December and hasn’t looked back since.
McCarthy, 28, had been limited to Under-23s appearances prior to the Old Trafford clash, but after leading Saints to their first shutout since October, has retained his authority between the sticks.
Now with two clean sheets in three games, the Reading Academy graduate is justifying his selection, and admitted that his Premier League debut was the ‘perfect start’.
“Old Trafford is a place everyone wants to play at, in those big games, so it was nice to come in for that one,” the stopper revealed.
"It was pretty much the perfect start. It would’ve been better to get the three points, but obviously it was nice to get a clean sheet and a point away from home.
"It’s amazing to be back playing. The last few seasons I’ve been frustrated with lack of playing time and injuries.
“To get out the other side of that and be back playing, it feels really good.”
After suffering a hamstring injury last year, McCarthy has had to bide his time as understudy to Fraser Forster, and is continuing to learn his trade alongside experienced veteran Stu Taylor.
Commenting on the rapport between the club’s goalkeeping cohort, he said: "It’s excellent. We’ve got a great school of goalkeepers here.
"With Dave Watson, we’re all supporting each other and pushing each other because we want to get better. I think we’re very lucky. It’s a very close goalkeeping unit!
“Obviously when Fraser was playing, me and Stu were supporting him as much as we could and pushing him as much as we could, and it’s vice-versa now.”
For any professional footballer, a spell on the sidelines requires endurance, not to mention the desire and readiness to be prepared when called upon.
McCarthy explains that the overriding feelings of excitement were enough to curtail any pre-match jitters, despite the anticipation of a first start for Saints at the home of - arguably - one of the biggest clubs in world football.
He describes the series of emotions: "You’re just excited. You occasionally get the nerves the night before, but nothing unusual.
"On the day of the game, you’re just buzzing to get out there and play. The manager pulled me on the Friday before training, so I knew before the session. I went out and trained like I do every day and prepared the game as I would usually.
"There was nothing in particular the manager said to me. He just told me to go out there and do what I do.
“I feel like I’ve come into the team, had a good start and long may it last.”
And McCarthy’s form has ensured that his first XI shirt has stuck, but he’s all too aware that his match sharpness will have to uphold in order to ensure the manager’s faith continues.
“It’s obviously a nice feeling and I want to give back to Mauricio as much as possible, and to the team,” he asserted.
"I’m loving it. Obviously to get the clean sheet at Old Trafford was nice, and then at the weekend [against Fulham] as well.
"Hopefully we can have a few more clean sheets and a lot more three points. As you tick the games off, you gradually feel better and better, and stronger and stronger.
“Now that I’m back fit, the main thing for me is to stay fit. I’m very hungry and I want to play every game, so we’ll see where it takes us.”
Guilford born, McCarthy has now settled on the south coast, after the 2016 switch from Palace, and is intent on ensuring Saints’ current plight improves - starting with this weekend’s trip to Watford.
He finished by saying: "It’s a position the players and everybody at the club doesn’t want to be in.
"We’re in it, and we know what we’ve got to do to get out of it.
“I think by winning against Fulham, even though it was only in the cup, it gives us a lot of confidence going into Saturday’s game at Watford where we know three points are imperative.”
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