Philippe Coutinho

Pep Guardiola believes Liverpool are still a top team despite their sale of Philippe Coutinho as the Reds prepare to host Manchester City.

Yerry Mina completed his Barcelona medical and got his first taste of the Catalan club's training ground before his unveiling on Saturday (13 January).

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has claimed that the Reds won't' do "crazy things" to replace Philippe Coutinho during the current January transfer window.

Danny Murphy, Phil Thompson and Christian Purslow have all urged Liverpool to make a host of additions to cover the loss of Coutinho.

Lionel Messi leads Barcelona's 19-man squad for the second leg of the Copa del Rey last 16 against Celta Vigo on after being rested by in the reverse fixture.

Roberto Firmino will be offered the chance to stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career as the club look to reinvest part of the £142m recouped from the sale of Coutinho.

Yerry Mina becomes Barcelona's second signing of the January transfer window after Philippe Coutinho.

Ernesto Valverde has been coy about Barcelona's plans plans to replace Javier Mascherano after refusing to confirm that the Argentina international is set to leave the Nou Camp.

Former Barcelona star Edmilson has backed Yerry Mina to be a success at the Nou Camp after likening the defender with Brazil great Lucio.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been linked with a move to Liverpool, while Champions League winners Real Madrid are believed to be interested in signing the Gabon international.

Sporting CP will not listen to offers for star player Gelson Martins during the January window and have not received an offer from Liverpool.

Barcelona are set to offer Griezmann a staggering five-year deal which will see the Frenchman earning as much as Luis Suarez and only less than Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp.

Purslow, who assumed the role of managing director at Liverpool between 2009 and 2010 before serving as a special adviser until 2011, has urged the Reds to spend big on Verratti.

Gerrard believes the Reds have done everything in their power to convince Coutinho to stay and despite their failure it should not feature badly on them.

Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic has backed Aleix Vidal to complete a return to Sevilla during the current January transfer window.

Philippe Coutinho became Barcelona's club-record signing for £142m after he arrived at Camp Nou.

Barcelona have a number of players heading for the exit doors following the arrival of Coutinho and imminent capture of Yerry Mina.

Thomas Lemar is Jurgen Klopp's primary target to replace Philippe Coutinho, who joined Barcelona in a £142m deal.

Yerry Mina is expected to arrive in Barcelona on Tuesday, 9 January, and could be unveiled to the fans a day later if they are able to complete the paperwork.

A thigh issue looks set to delay Philippe Coutinho's Barcelona debut by three weeks, while vice-president Jordi Mestre says Liverpool considerably dropped their financial demands.

Reports in Spain suggest Real Madrid made a last minute attempt to sign Philippe Coutinho before Barcelona struck a deal with Liverpool on Saturday.

Griezmann, 26, wants £400,000 a week to reject interest from Barcelona and join United in the summer.

Liverpool legend John Aldridge has called for his old side to replace Philippe Coutinho with Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has warned that Spurs "need to be clever" to convince Harry Kane to stay in North London for his entire career.

Liverpool will look into the possibility of using funds from Philippe Coutinho's sale to bring forward their deal for Naby Keita.

Celta Vigo are hopeful the arrival of Philippe Coutinho at Barcelona will allow them to sign Denis Suarez on loan.

Liverpool will not look to Thomas Lemar as a replacement for Philippe Coutinho during the January transfer window amid suggestions Arsenal will bid for the France international.

Jurgen Klopp faces competition from Arsenal for Thomas Lemar as the Gunners seek a potential replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

Philippe Coutinho was keen on joining Barcelona in the summer transfer window and has now completed his move from Liverpool on a five-and-a-half year deal.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is keen to strengthen his squad in this window after falling behind in the race for the Premier League title.