Coutinho can go if owners say so, admits Klopp

WATFORD, England - Jurgen Klopp said Philippe Coutinho's Liverpool future will be determined by the Anfield club's owners as Barcelona bids to land the wantaway Brazil star.

Coutinho is keen to join Barca and the Reds forward submitted a transfer request 24 hours before Liverpool opened its Premier League campaign with a 3-3 draw at Watford on Saturday.

The 25-year-old, who missed the trip to Vicarage Road with a back problem, is Barcelona's top target to replace Neymar following the Brazilian superstar's worldrecord switch to Paris Saint-Germain.