How did Barcelona's record signing Philippe Coutinho become a bit-part misfit?
Philippe Coutinho remains Barcelona's record signing after joining the club for an initial £106m from Liverpool in 2008
in January 2018 was a pair of key departures - Neymar's shock move to Paris St-Germain in August 2017 and the knowledge that club icon Andres Iniesta was soon heading through the exit door. Instead, he preferred to roam more central areas and find space between the lines of the opposition midfield and defence. But Barca already had someone fulfilling that role and there was no way Coutinho would ever usurp Lionel Messi as the team's main creator.
Bayern rejected the chance to sign Coutinho permanently, preferring to spend their Covid-19 reduced budget on Leroy Sane from Manchester City, so the Brazilian was sent back to Barcelona in the summer of 2020.
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