Barcelona 'ready to buy' Philippe Coutinho in January

Barcelona are preparing to launch a fresh attempt to sign the Liverpool star during the winter transfer window.

Barcelona are preparing to launch a fresh attempt to sign Philippe Coutinho during the winter transfer window after being thwarted by Liverpool over the summer.

Coutinho handed in a transfer request in an effort to engineer a move to the Catalan giants, who had three bids rejected as the Reds made clear they were unwilling to part with their star man at any price.