Philippe Coutinho has completed a medical ahead his transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona for a club-record fee, the Spanish club announced on Monday.
Brazil international Coutinho underwent his medical on Monday morning despite a thigh problem that ruled him out of Liverpool's last two games, following the two clubs agreeing a deal on Saturday.
The club said in a statement: "Coutinho has an injury to his right thigh and he is expected to be out for around 3 weeks."
That means Coutinho is likely to miss at least Barcelona's next three games -- against Celta Vigo (Jan. 11), Real Sociedad (Jan. 14) and Real Beits (Jan. 21). Barca are at home to Alaves on Jan. 28, before playing a local derby away at Espanyol on Feb. 4.
The 25-year-old forward was scheduled to sign a five-and-a-half-year contract at 12:30 local time before being presented at the Camp Nou stadium.
The transfer fee was not confirmed publicly, but sources confirmed to ESPN FC that it would reach £142 million (€160m, $192.7m), with Liverpool receiving £105m (€120m, $142m) up front and the rest in performance-related add-ons.
Even the base figure would make Coutinho the second-most expensive player in world football behind Neymar, who left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain last summer in a deal worth €222m (£200m, $263m).
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