TOP STORY: Barca wants two new centre-backs
Ernesto Valverde is demanding two new centre-back signings, reports Sport, with Barcelona aiming to acquire two defenders with "different profiles."
The Blaugrana already have Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique with plenty of football left in them, but Javier Mascherano is entering the twilight of his career and Thomas Vermaelen's future appears destined to be elsewhere.
Sport mentions Yerry Mina as a potential target and that Palmeiras' Colombian star could arrive as soon as January if they can shift Vermaelen.
Other defensive targets for the summer could be Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly, Borussia Dortmund's Dan-Axel Zagadou and Lyon's Mouctar Diakhaby.
Iniesta, Rakitic nix Coutinho deal
One man that Barcelona will notsign, however, is long-time target Philippe Coutinho.
The Liverpool star has once again been linked with a move to the La Liga giants, with reports earlier this week saying that Fenway Sports Group were finally ready to sanction a sale.
The Express has poured cold water on those reports though, with news that Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic have told the Barcelona hierarchy that they don't want the club to sign the Brazil star.
The outlet says that the ongoing speculation about Coutinho's arrival is "upsetting" Iniesta, while Rakitic fears the purchase of the 25-year-old "could cut down his playing time" with the Blaugrana.
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