fotbalové dresy pro děti With the football world still reeling from Coutinho’s £145 million move from Liverpool to Barcelona, details continue to emerge about January’s most spectacular transfer.Liverpool fans were resigned to losing the Brazilian at some point, but with the club sitting inside the Premier League’s top four and still going in the Champions League, they had hoped they would keep him until at least the end of the season.In fact, Coutinho has admitted he wanted to move to the Nou Camp as soon as he learned of their interest.
„From the beginning I wanted to come here,“ the 25-year-old admitted. „But they understood well that it was my dream. In this I have to thank them. I spent six months playing, giving my maximum and being professional. It’s my dream to be here.“No one can deny that Coutinho didn’t play to his maximum during those six months, even if his mind was in Catalonia.12 goals and eight assists in 20 appearances shows the influence the playmaker had, but it turns out former teammate Luis Suarez played a key role in getting him to Barcelona.Speaking after completing the second-most-expensive transfer in football history, Coutinho admitted that Suarez had messaged him constantly to ensure the deal happened.“I am very happy to play again with him, who is a great player,“ Coutinho said. „He wrote me a lot to convince me and even saw a house for me. He’s a close friend I have. We had a really good time and almost won the Premier League. As you said, he is a great friend and he wrote me many messages. He talked about the city and the club, which made me want to come.“
It has also been revealed that while Barcelona were prepared to mbappe dres put Coutinho and his family up in a top hotel, Suarez told them he had already personally bought a house for his fellow South American – prior to the deal being agreed.Suarez must have been certain the deal would get done, especially to dip his hand in his own pocket.Liverpool fans are unlikely to be happy with Suarez’s role in the transfer, and understandably so.