The "substantial discount" that allowed the signing of Coutinho

The sportive vice-president of the FC Barcelona, Jordi Mestre, appeared this Monday in press conference beside Philippe Coutinho, during the official presentation of the Brazilian with the Barcelona club, and ensured that the pact of confidentiality with the Liverpool prevented him offer details of the economic content of the traspaso concerning Philippe Coutinho.

However, all the media coincide in that the Barça will pay 120 million fixed euros more 40 'kilos' more in concept of variables by Coutinho. The Barcelona leader did not want to reveal concrete quantities, but insisted in that "the interest of the club always has been to have Coutinho. The difference? That there has been a substantial discount in the economic conditions of summer".

"It does not have evidence that me anybody have resigned by the signing of Coutinho"

"The wish of the Liverpool is that they do not give figures, but yes can say that there has been an important discount", went his words in relation to the final price of the operation. The journalists asked to Jordi Mestre by the signings that theoretically could arrive during the present market of winter and of face to the next summer, as they are Yerry Mina and Antoine Griezmann.

"Our politics is not to facilitate information on high and low. Only I can add that we follow working no only now in January. Already it will see but we prefer to keep the discretion", commented in this regard the sportive vice-president of the Barça.

The Barça brings what the trainer asks

The journalists insisted then in what it said the past summer Albert Soler, the previous high executive of the club, when in summer ensured that if fichaba to a player by a very high price, would have to present the resignation. Mestre Answered that "it does not have evidence that me anybody have resigned".

"Already I have said it before, we do not give figures by wish of the Liverpool, but the discount is important. Our obligation like board is that if the technical secretary and the trainer ask us a player and the executive maximum of the club Óscar Grau says us that it is possible, the solution is to bring it", cleared.

And it left a message for Coutinho in the day of his presentation. "It is a big day, a very important day. We know that you have done a big personal effort like economic. Before you have said that it is dream be here. Can guarantee you that during these last months have dreamed with your arrival"