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Guillem Balague Gives Latest on Philippe Coutinho's Future Amid Speculation of Barcelona Move

Guillem Balague says Liverpool's owners remain adamant that Philippe Coutinho will not be sold this summer.

The Brazil international has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona since Neymar's departure from the Nou Camp and Liverpool recently rejected a transfer offer from the Catalan giants.

Coutinho reportedly handed in a transfer request recently and was absent from Liverpool's first Premier League match of the season, a 3-3 draw at Watford on Saturday, but Balague believes the Reds remain insistent that Coutinho is not for sale.

He tweeted: "On Coutinho. No matter what the Catalan press say (48 hours, Liverpool has put a price on him, meetings soon), LFC insist: NOT FOR SALE!