Coutinho out for 3 weeks with injury
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Philippe Coutinho officially signed with Barcelona yesterday but the club said his debut will be delayed by about three weeks because of a muscle injury.
The right leg injury was confirmed during the medical the player underwent in Barcelona before inking the deal worth up to 160 million euros (US$192 million), a record for the Spanish club.
The 25-year-old Coutinho had been playing regularly with Liverpool but missed the team鈥檚 weekend match because of the injury.
The Brazilian player was being officially introduced to Barcelona fans yesterday, a day after the club announced the signing.
The Spanish club failed to acquire Coutinho in last year鈥檚 transfer window after Liverpool rejected three bids even though the player had already shown his desire to make the move to Barcelona.
In a video message on Sunday showing Coutinho posing for photographers at the Camp Nou wearing a Barcelona jacket, he said, 鈥淚 want to play, win trophies and make the supporters happy. Those are my objectives.
鈥淏arca fans, I鈥檓 here now. It鈥檚 a dream come true!鈥
Coutinho said he was excited about playing alongside Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta. He described them as well as club stalwarts Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets as 鈥渋dols.鈥
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