Bad news for the FC Barcelona. The Catalan entity has informed in the last hours, through an official communiqué, of the injury with which has landed Philippe Coutinho to the City Condal, and that prevented him contest his two last parties with the Liverpool.
As it has informed the Barça, Coutinho suffers an evolutionary injury in the previous rectum of the right thigh, what will cause that it have to remain around 20 days of drop. Will have time therefore to install as it is owed in his new domicile, in Castelldefels, and to know well to his mates in the Barcelona changing room.
His debut will delay some days, therefore, and foresees that it was in any of the days of League Santander 2017-18 that the FC Barcelona will contest to finals of January, possibly against the RCD Espanyol in Cornellá-The Prat. If it was like this, it would call the attention taking into account that the debut of Dembélé with the Barça also produced in front of the 'pericos', although in the first turn of the competition.
A debut of the most special
We remember besides that Coutinho was a member of the RCD Espanyol during six months in quality of yielded, by what without place to doubts would be a debut of the most special for the Brazilian midfield player. The Barcelona, in any case, does not suffer a grave injury and foresees that it can shorten even the terms of recovery, although Ernesto Valverde will not risk.
The Barcelona, fortunately, follows keeping in the actuality a winning dynamics that does that the apparition of Coutinho on the lawn was not urgent. The Brazilian, the most expensive signing of the history of the Barça, will be able to take his time to adapt properly.