Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers makes improved £8 million offer for Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho Coutinho will require a work permit to seal a move to the Premier League and this week's haggling means it is now unlikely he will make his debut against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup on Sunday. Earlier this week he had appeared to distance himself from a move to Anfield by insisting he wanted to stay and fight for his place but Liverpool remain hopeful of completing their second signing of this transfer window. Liverpool have already signed Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea this month in a £12 million deal and are interested in Blackpool's Thomas Ince, though not at the Championship club's asking price.