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Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) – Central Attacking Midfielder: £63 million

Liverpool’s Brazilian magician Phillipe Coutinho has long been linked with a move to Barcelona and it is easy to see why they are interested in securing his services. Coutinho’s dribbling skills, vision and passing have made him a firm fan favourite at Anfield.

The little Brazilian has been absolutely brilliant for Liverpool since 2014 and he has set up many goals and scored some stunning long-range goals. His form led to Ronaldinho calling on his old club to sign up Coutinho.

He opined, “After all those years at the club Xavi has left and Iniesta is now in his 30s – they will need to address that. That is why I think Barcelona and Coutinho would be the perfect fit.”

Coutinho signed a long-term deal with Liverpool last season and the Catalan club would need to part with a lot of money if they want to convince the Premier League club to allow one of the most valuable young players in the world to follow the move made by Uruguayan striker Suarez and defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano.

Still only 24, Coutinho is expected to kick on and become one of the best attacking midfielders of this generation.