The 27-year-old winger will offer Niko Kovac a new launch following the departures of Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez this summer.
“This resolution is a new challenge for me in a new country in one of Europe’s clubs,” Coutinho said of his signing for the German champion’s record. “Like Bayern, I have great goals and am convinced that I can achieve them with my new team. “
“I spoke to some people at Bayern, especially Thiago because he has a Brazilian passport and speaks Portuguese,” Coutinho continued. “I also spoke to Rafinha, who played here and I also heard a lot of smart things about Lucius.
“Putting on your Bayern shirt is a wonderful responsibility. It is a club with a rich culture and the number 10 shirt belongs to Arjen Robben, a wonderful icon in the game. It’s a big responsibility. I look forward to painting in peace and meeting expectations. “
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was naturally very pleased that the movement had been completed, and told the club’s website: “We have been watching Philippe Coutinho for some time and we are very pleased to have been able to complete this movement. Bayern win a player who will attack with their creativity and fair technique. “
After crossing the ranks of the youth of Vasco da Gama, the beloved Coutinho passed through Inter Milan at the age of 16, had to wait until his 18th birthday in 2010 to settle in Europe. In 2013, he went to Liverpool and his Eye-catching performances at Merseyside earned him a first transfer to Barcelona in January 2018.
Coutinho already has two La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cups and one Copa del Rey with Barca, and helped Brazil succeed at home in this summer’s Copa America.
The Brazilian – who also holds Portuguese nationality his wife – becomes Bayern’s fifth recruit in the summer, following the arrivals of Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard, Fiete Arp, Ivan Perisic.
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