Barcelona insider Guillem Balague is adamant Liverpool won't lose Philippe Coutinho this month.

Despite Catalan reports of Barca being close to prising Coutinho away from Anfield, Balague is adamant that Liverpool remain steadfast.

He tweeted: “1. 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!

“2. In fact: no meetings planned with FCB, no price has been put on Coutinho, right now LFC do not want to sell."

Coutinho was missing due to injury from Liverpool's first-leg Champions League playoff win at Hoffenheim on last night.