Philippe Coutinho has begun training with his new Barcelona teammates.

Marca says ahead of Barcelona's LaLiga meeting with Real Betis on Sunday, the club received a sizable boost in the form of Coutinho taking part in his first training session with his teammates since arriving as the Blaugrana's record signing.

A thigh injury has kept the former Internazionale midfielder out of training since his Liverpool departure; however his return to action seems imminent.

The estimated layoff for the aforementioned ailment was around 20 days, which was predicted on January 8, this could prove to be a few days wide of the mark with the Brazilian having the potential to make his Blaugrana debut in the second leg of the cup tie with Espanyol on Thursday.