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Published 17:05 2 Aug 2018 BST
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Manager Ernesto Valverde is looking to bolster his midfield options after the departure of Andres Iniesta, who bid farewell to Barcelona after last season to join Japanese club Vissel Kobe.
Finding a like for like replacement for Iniesta is near impossible, but a combination of Philippe Coutinho, who joined in January, and Arturo Vidal, will go some way to replacing Iniesta's contributions.
Barça have been looking for a player to fill this gap in the team for years but never found the right man, with Andre Gomes failing to live up to expectations and Denis Suarez's return not going as successfully as many had hoped.
At Bayern Munich, the hierarchy are concerned with the number of small injuries that Vidal has picked up over the past two years and view this window as their final chance to cash in on the Chilean.
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