According to the Daily Star, Gomes was on offer as a part-exchange
The player was close to signing for Liverpool in 2014
Andre Gomes, Barcelona's Portuguese central midfielder, was offered as part of the operation to sign Philippe Coutinho, according to the Daily Star.
It was a proposal that Liverpool did not accept, despite their interest in him in 2014, when he was at Benfica and the Reds were fighting for the Premier League title. They wanted to reinforce to replace Lucas Leiva.
The Star even say they reached the principle of an agreement with Gomes but Leiva ended up staying and the operation fell through.