Philippe Coutinho's Barcelona nightmare has gone from bad to worse with the news he is likely to have coveted number seven 'blaugrana' shirt taken off him.
The Catalan giants today announced the signing of Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann, with reports in Spain suggested the Frenchman will wear the No.7 shirt currently occupied by the Reds' former playmaker.
Coutinho, who made the move from Anfield to the Camp Nou in January 2018, initially wore the No.14 shirt at the Camp Nou before being presented with the number seven.
It is another setback for the Brazilian whose dream move to Catalonia has not worked out thus far in the way he would have hoped, with his substitution during the Barca's humiliating 4-0 Champions League semi-final second leg in May putting into sharp contrast the fortunes of both parties since the beginning of last year.
Back in March, we spoke to ESPN's Barcelona correspondent Samuel Marsden who gave some real insight into how and why the Brazilian has struggled since achieving his 'dream' move.
Two points clear at the top of the Premier League, and through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Liverpool can have no complaints with how their season is shaping up.
But throughout the campaign there has been plenty of talk about how the Reds still lack a No 10, a playmaker... a Philippe Coutinho.
Coutinho, of course, left Liverpool for Barcelona in January 2018 for an eye-watering £142m fee.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp used the huge cash injection wisely with the signings of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker helping establish his side as one of the most feared in England and in Europe.
It’s clear, looking back, that Liverpool got the better end of the deal.
The Catalan giants today announced the signing of Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann, with reports in Spain suggested the Frenchman will wear the No.7 shirt currently occupied by the Reds' former playmaker.
Coutinho, who made the move from Anfield to the Camp Nou in January 2018, initially wore the No.14 shirt at the Camp Nou before being presented with the number seven.
It is another setback for the Brazilian whose dream move to Catalonia has not worked out thus far in the way he would have hoped, with his substitution during the Barca's humiliating 4-0 Champions League semi-final second leg in May putting into sharp contrast the fortunes of both parties since the beginning of last year.
Back in March, we spoke to ESPN's Barcelona correspondent Samuel Marsden who gave some real insight into how and why the Brazilian has struggled since achieving his 'dream' move.
Two points clear at the top of the Premier League, and through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Liverpool can have no complaints with how their season is shaping up.
But throughout the campaign there has been plenty of talk about how the Reds still lack a No 10, a playmaker... a Philippe Coutinho.
Coutinho, of course, left Liverpool for Barcelona in January 2018 for an eye-watering £142m fee.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp used the huge cash injection wisely with the signings of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker helping establish his side as one of the most feared in England and in Europe.
It’s clear, looking back, that Liverpool got the better end of the deal.
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