Midfielder Philippe Coutinho has officially become a member of Barcelona after the 160 million euro transfer between this team and Liverpool was completed. Coutinho has actually been captivated by Barcelona since playing for Espanyol on loan in 2012.
He expressed: Wearing the Barcelona shirt has always been a dream since I was very young because of the history and greatness of the team. In Brazil, we worship players like Romario, Ronaldo and Rivaldo. Ronaldinho has always been my idol.
I have lived in Barcelona for about 5-6 months and like this place a lot. It is very similar to my hometown Rio de Janeiro.
Changing the competition environment, Coutinho will certainly have to adapt to many new things. He said that although he likes traditional Brazilian meals with rice and beans, he will try every dish in Barcelona.
As for the language, he understands Spanish even though he is not completely fluent. Meanwhile, he admitted that he was not famous among the Catalan people.
In addition, Coutinho shared more about his favorite tattooing: I like to have tattoos and have quite a few tattoos on my body. I started getting tattoos on my parents' name and then my wife's when we got married. I also have a large tattoo printed on my daughter's name. They mean a lot to me.
I have one tattoo with the content of "continuous dreaming" and another one with the words "courage". Those are the words I like because we always have to be brave.
At 3:30 am on January 12, Vietnam time, Barcelona will play the second leg of the Spanish King's Cup round of 16 against Celta Vigo in the 2017-2018 season. About 3 days later, they will face Real Sociedad in round 19 of LaLiga. With the injury he is suffering from, Coutinho will not be able to participate in these 2 matches.
