Barcelona have finally revealed that Philippe Coutinho will wear the No 14.

Coutinho, who joined Barcelona from Liverpool for £145million, will follow former stars such as Jordi Cruyff and Thierry Henry in wearing the number.

The 25-year-old inherits the shirt from Javier Mascherano following the Argentina midfielder's departure from the club.

Philippe Coutinho will wear the No 14 shirt for Barcelona following his record move

Barcelona have confirmed Javier Mascherano is set to leave the club this week

Johan Cruyff wore the number while on international duty with Holland, and while he never pulled on the No 14 for Barca, due to their insistence during his playing days of wearing only one to 11, the appearance of the number on the back of Coutinho's shirt will resonate with all fans

Coutinho has continued this week to work on his fitness as he prepares to make his debut for Ernesto Valverde's side.

He will start in Thursday night's Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg against Espanyol.

In signing for Barca, Coutinho became the second most expensive player in football history

Valverde's team trail 1-0 after Oscar Melendo's late strike in the first leg.

Ousmane Dembele has been ruled with a hamstring problem while Andreas Iniesta, Paco Alcacer and Thomas Vermaelen are all doubts.