The summer 2017 was a very hard period for the FC Barcelona, that had to face the course of Neymar and several endless serials with his signings. In addition to the battles by Marco Verratti and Ousmane Dembélé, the Catalans faced another painful rejection, the one of the Liverpool by Philippe Coutinho.
After confirming this Saturday that the Brazilian will dress finally the Barcelona T-shirt, the newspaper 'Sport' has done a review of the six months that has taken in confirming an arrival in which all less the English put of his part. The 'reds' were in right plenary to deny to the course of one of his big stars, but not even yielded after the continued requests of the footballer. Had a reason.
As it aims the quoted publication, the entity culé abandoned his clash with the PSG by Verratti and put his look in the Brazilian, finding very soon an ally in Kia Joorabchian, one of his agents. In August the traspaso was encarrilado, but then the paper of Jürgen Klopp was decisive. The German loomed with leaving if it sold to Coutinho, under his point of view, the key for the round of the Liverpool to the title of the Premier League.
Soon they twisted the conversations, or rather disappeared although the midfield player continued presionando. The leaders put end to the contacts with the Barça and the player remained only and section in search of a solution. Finally, and with a lot of suffering of by half, found a door, one that has taken half season in opening .
A total effort
Because if Coutinho finish landing in the next hours in the Camp Nou will be thanks to his insistence. He yes has fulfilled his part of the deal with a performance inigualable, but the Liverpool has taken very little in confirming that again it has remained short in his fight by the titles.
With the arrival of the market of winter, the Barça has seen the opportunity to correspond to the sacrifice of the of River, and has not doubted in expressing him his confidence with the highest investment in all his history. It has cost a lot of work, a lot of effort and a lot of millions, but the dream of Philippe finish to begin.