Coutinho & 3 more to be sold to finance Haaland and 4 other latest big stories at Barca you might've missed

Coutinho and more to be sold to finance Haaland

• Barcelona will look to sell Philippe Coutinho, Neto, Samuel Umtiti, and Junior Firpo in order to raise funds for a possible Erling Haaland move, Mundo Deportivo report.

Man City to offer Messi a £433m deal

• According to the Sun, Manchester City could offer Leo Messi a deal worth £433m.
• It will include a two-year deal at Man City and a two-year deal at their franchise club New York City FC in the MLS.

Barca have chance to reduce Atletico gap to just 6 points

• Atletico Madrid have sensationally lost to Levante at home.
• The Catalans currently sit nine points behind the league leaders but have a game in hand. A win against Cadiz would narrow the gap to just six points.

4 alternatives to Haaland

• Mundo Deportivo says that Barca have identified four players as possible alternatives to Haaland.
• Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero, Romelu Lukaku, and Lautaro Martinez are the chosen ones.

Koeman wants Barca scouts to change approach

• Ronald Koeman has said that the Catalans have been focused on signing talented players regardless of their physique.
• However, he believes that modern football relies a lot on the physical aspect.