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Barcelona name the arsenal superstar they plan to buy if coutinho deal breaks down


Spanish club Barcelona are reportedly considering the signing of Arsenal and German midfielder Mesut Ozil should they fail to land Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool in January 2018.

The Catalans are desperate to add more quality in behind the attack next year, and are in the market for a long-term successor for Andres Iniesta.

Liverpool superstar Philippe Coutinho remains Barcelona's first choice, but there are reports that the Reds have told the Nou Camp chiefs that they won't sell the Brazilian star.

According to the report by Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are now drawing up a list of alternatives, and Mesut Ozil is reportedly topping the list.

Mesut Ozil's contract at Arsenal will expire next summer, and the Gunners could consider selling him to Barcelona so as for him not to leave for free.

But earlier reports says how Mesut Ozil's agent revealed that the former Real Madrid star wants to stay in England for the next three years.

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