How Barcelona could line up with Philippe Coutinho after agreeing £142m deal with Liverpool

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Barcelona appear to have finally succeeded in their long pursuit of Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

 Reports in both Spain and the UK suggest a British record fee of £142million - with £105m up front - has been agreed for the Brazil international.

 That would be a considerable increase on the £118m which the Catalan club offered and had rejected in August when they made their third unsuccessful bid of the summer.

 The 25-year-old, who has not played since the transfer window opened because of a thigh problem, did not travel with the squad for their warm weather training camp in Dubai.

 It is now claimed he is travelling to Spain on Saturday night ahead of his presentation on Sunday.

 So, how will Coutinho fit into Barcelona's team?
How Coutinho would look in a Barcelona shirt 

 How Barcelona could line up with Coutinho in the team 
After losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain over the summer, Coutinho could fill the void in the front three alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.



He could also be used in a midfield four - whether it be flat or in a diamond - to give the Catalan giants extra creativity in the middle of the park.
Valverde has remained coy on Coutinho's future 
Speaking about the Brazilian, Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde said on Saturday: "Coutinho is a great player like other players who I've been asked about permanently in press conferences, we recognise them but they are in other teams.

 "What I like is to value the players that I have and also when there is something new about a player the club announces the signing, but here we have not signed anyone and there is speculation about players, but nothing more."

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