Liverpool have warned Barcelona that Philippe Coutinho is going nowhere.
The Reds are ready get once again get tough with the Catalan giants if they launch another £100million bid to prise their Brazilian playmaker away from Anfield in January.
Liverpool rejected three bids from Barca during the summer – the last of which was in the region of £118million.
And they also refused to back down when Coutinho handed in a transfer request in an effort to force through his departure.
Reports in Spain claim that Barcelona are preparing to test Liverpool's resolve again when the transfer window opens in the New Year.
And that Coutinho is once again ready to make his discontent clear after staying in touch with officials of the La Liga club.
But Liverpool are adamant that they will not crumble.
Jurgen Klopp does not want to sell the 25-year-old – and he has the full backing of the club's principal owner JW Henry.
Coutinho is less than 12 months into a five-year contract worth £150,000-a-week.
His head was turned dramatically by Barcelona's interest – and he missed the first six games of the season with a mystery back injury.
But there has been no sign of him sulking since he returned to Klopp's team – and he has scored in each of his last three appearances.
Coutinho knows that he will have to maintain his high standards if he wants to secure his place in Brazil's team at next summer's World Cup.