Philippe Coutinho, celebrating a marked goal with the Liverpool

It SURPASSES THE SIGNING OF DEMBÉLÉ

Coutinho, the most expensive signing of the history of the FC Barcelona

Published:7/01/2018 - 09:56h

Updated:7/01/2018 - 13:01h

The polyvalent Brazilian footballer that has fichado the FC Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho, has turned into the most expensive signing of the history of the Barcelona entity, when having cost 120 million fixed euros and 40 more in concept of variables

After it have confirmed officially the signing of Philippe Coutinho by the FC Barcelona, already can say high and clear that the polyvalent Brazilian footballer is the most expensive signing of the history of the Barça. In spite of that from the club have not confirmed still the official figures of the operation -and could not to confirm-, all the means coincide in the final price of the operation.

And it is that Coutinho has cost to the Barcelona 120 million fixed euros and 40 'kilos' more in concept of variables, the majority of them of easy fulfillment, by what the operation by the Brazilian will finish surpassing what paid the FC Barcelona by Ousmane Dembélé this past summer.

The French attacker cost 105 million fixed euros and 35 'kilos' more in concept of variables, and now will happen to plant in the second position of the 'ránking' of players more expensive in the history of the FC Barcelona. The third more expensive player in the history of the Barça was the Brazilian Neymar (season 2013-14), although it fits to say that to day of today desconoce how much paid the Barça by his contracting.

To day of today, the most realistic quantity plants the operation in some 88 million euros, although in principle it priced by part of the FC Barcelona in 57,1 million euros. The signing of Luis Suárez (season 2014-15) is the most expensive chamber of the history of the Barça. The Uruguayan cost to the Barça 81 million euros, although it can say that with his goals and good performances was a tarpaulin bring him to the Camp Nou.

No sucede the same with André Gomes. The Barça him fichó in return of 35 million fixed euros and other so many variables, by what the operation could reach finally the 70 million euros. In spite of that the Portuguese showed a big potential in Valencia, still has not justified his traspaso to the Barça, and in fact is one of the less wanted players by the fans.

The sixth more expensive signing of the Barça was the Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic, that arrived of the Inter of Milan by 49,5 million euros, in an operation in which also it included the traspaso of Samuel Eto'or, valued in 20 millions. Finally, Paulinho cost 40 millions, the same that they paid by David Villa, that fichó pertinent of Valencia the season 2010-11. The Barça paid a similar figure by Overmars (36,5 millions) to the Arsenal in the season 2000-01, just after selling to Luis Figo to the Real Madrid. Saviola Closes the 'Top-10'.