Coutinho joins Bayern Munich from Barcelona on loan
Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona. Bayern will pay €8 million as loan fee and the deal comes with an option to buy for £109 million at the end of the season.
This might signal the end of Coutinho's dream move to Barcelona which he secured while he was on fire for Liverpool in the Premier League. After impressing in his first half-season since joining in the winter transfer window of the 2017-18 season, Coutinho fell out with the fans and the manager owing to a string of lacklustre performances.
Coutinho will be wearing the no. 10 jersey for Bayern Munich. Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said,
"Hasan was in contact with [Arjen Robben], because we initially did not want to use the numbers 7 and 10 this year. Arjen had absolutely no problem with it and wishes [Philippe Coutinho] all the best. The number 10 shirt is a gesture to Coutinho that we are counting on him!"
Edited by Arvind Sriram