It starred one of the big serials of the summer 2017, and finally was necessary to expect to January of 2018 to confirm his signing by the FC Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho showed very soon that his conditions are ideal for the football that practises in the Camp Nou, although his landing in the City Condal demanded a capital effort to the Barcelona. By the way, closed a deal with several peculiarities.
In the first place, the carioca finish turned into the most expensive incorporation of the history of the club, with 120 million fixed euros and 40 more in variables. A total of 160 that will surpass the 145 (105 fixed and 40 in variables) that few months before had invested in Ousmane Dembélé, with an inflation descomunal caused by the 'clausulazo' that the PSG marked with Neymar.
The culés checked the confidence of a Liverpool that did not want and neither had the need to sell, and that lució during long the economic muscle that characterises to the most powerful groups of the Premier League. Finally, it yielded because of the claims of the midfield player, that was key piece in a traspaso that has left very covered to the ones of Anfield.
According to the program 'Què t'hi jugues' of the 'Chain Be', the Catalans saw forced to sign a clause that them prohibe hire to more footballers 'reds' during a period of three years, of which already has consumed one. This type of requirements is very little usual -by not saying that it is an unpublished condition-, although the Barça accepted it with the aim to do with the services of the of Rio de Janeiro.
The Barça does not pose fichar in the Liverpool
One of the factors that pushed to the Barcelona to accept this surrealist agreement is that a priori there is not objective inmediados in the staff of the English square, what facilitated that it went on with the operation without more problems. In the last months there have been several speculations on the interests barcelonistas, but seen the seen, will not happen of this.
After denying the intentions of tantear to Alberto Moreno, signings like the ones of Trent Alexander-Arnold or Mohamed Salah have remained vetoed, as well as the recommendation of the own Coutinho to bet by Roberto Firmino. For the moment, the wishes of the Barça aim in other directions, and it will be necessary to have patience if it touches to go back to direct to the Liverpool.