The Philippe Coutinho transfer saga has ended, at least for now, as the Brazilian forward joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on loan until the end of the current season. The German side will pay 8.5 million euros to Barcelona for the loan and Bayern will also have the option to buy the 27-year-old for 120 million euros at any time during the loan deal. The Bundesliga champions will also have to pay the Brazilian's wages and bonuses during the loan spell.
"In Barcelona a lot of things did not turn out as we had imagined," Coutinho said during his official presentation in Munich. "But this is now history. I hope to stay here a long time and win many titles. The jersey of FC Bayern and the number 10 is a big responsibility. It belonged to Robben, he was a great reference in football. I hope to be able to live up to expectations with good football on the pitch."
Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge added: "We have been working with Philippe Coutinho for some time and are very happy that we were able to realise this transfer now. Our thanks to FC Barcelona for agreeing to this transfer. In Philippe, a player comes to FC Bayern who will strengthen our offense with his creativity and excellent technique." Barcelona have also brought in winger Ivan Perisic on loan from Inter Milan this summer, along with the permanent transfers of Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard and Michael Cuisance.
Philippe Coutinho joined Barcelona from Liverpool for a record fee of 142 million pounds in January 2018 and went on to score 26 goals in 76 appearances for the reigning LaLiga champions. That was not enough to satisfy the Catalan giants, though, and the Blaugrana have been looking to sell him this summer, either as a part of a deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar or on loan to either Tottenham, Arsenal or Liverpool.
Bayern Munich are 1/3 at William Hill to win the Bundesliga title once again this season, after having won the last seven editions.
sharpe
4 years ago
No doubt this is the last chance for Coutinho to do well in a really big team after the couple of sloppy years in Barcelona. Bayern themselves need a quality and Barcelona probably looked to get rid of him and some of the high wages so it's look like a good deal for all parties involved. One thing is for certain and it's...
No doubt this is the last chance for Coutinho to do well in a really big team after the couple of sloppy years in Barcelona. Bayern themselves need a quality and Barcelona probably looked to get rid of him and some of the high wages so it's look like a good deal for all parties involved. One thing is for certain and it's that Coutinho looking like a lot better player when he's confident and not under a lot of pressure so it should be a priority for Bayern to create that kind of an environment for him...when they'll manage to do that it's about for us to see, but if they realize that I think they could get at least close to his best out of him.
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Dzile10
4 years ago
Bayern need more good players if they want to make some result in CL, winning Bundesliga is not good enough for them, they have great players and great stadium
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