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Published 10:25 4 Jan 2018 GMT
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In the last week alone, we've seen reports saying Liverpool are set to take legal action against Nike after Barca's official kit supplier appeared to prematurely leak news of the transfer, some bloke in Spain claiming to know the finer details of the transfer fee and - most importantly of all - Steve McClaren having his say on who Jürgen Klopp should bring in to replace him.
Now, thanks to the folks over at The Mirror, we've now learned which shirt number Coutinho is most likely to take should he make the switch to Barca.
Obviously, it won't be number ten (his number at Anfield). That number's already taken by some other fella who's probably not going to be on his way out of the Camp Nou any time soon...
Coutinho's second choice is said to be 11, although that was only recently given to Ousmane Dembele following his arrival from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
Instead, they point out that, as things stand, Barca's only unoccupied squad number is 24, making this his most likely shirt number of he does make the move.
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