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Andres Iniesta Leading 'Revolution' Against Barcelona's Attempts to Sign Philippe Coutinho

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is leading a 'revolution' against the proposition of the Catalan giants signing Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, with teammate Ivan Rakitic also voicing the same feelings.

Barca made a number of high-profile attempts to lure the Brazilian creative attacker away from Anfield over the summer, with reports suggesting an offer of over £130m was tabled by the Camp Nou hierarchy.

However, much to the La Liga leaders' frustrations, an agreement could not be reached with the Merseysiders, leaving a big Neymar-shaped hole in Ernesto Valverde's starting XI.

FIFA FIFPro World XI:

Buffon
Alves
Ramos
Bonucci
Marcelo
Modric
Kroos
Iniesta
Messi
Neymar
Ronaldo#TheBest— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) October 23, 2017

Barcelona did, however, recruit Borussia Dortmund star Ousmane Dembele as a potential replacement, but the Frenchman is yet to put his stamp on proceedings after being sidelined with a thigh injury.