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Report Claims Barcelona Have Backed Out of Race for Lazio Star Leaving Liverpool as Favourites

While Barcelona are on the lookout for new players in January, Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij is unlikely to be one of them, with reports claiming Ernesto Valverde's side have been put off by his fitness issues amid competition from Liverpool.

Valverde has admitted that new recruits could be forthcoming in January with Colombian defender Yerry Mina, who plays for Palmeiras, the most likely to make the move to Catalonia.

Copa Libertadores-winning midfielder Arthur is another player who has been heavily linked, after being spotted in a Barcelona shirt, while the 2015 Champions League holders pursuit of Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho is apparently not over either.