LIGA - Report: Philippe Coutinho has a month to impress new coach Xavi

01.12.2021 00:20 of D.B. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
LIGA - Report: Philippe Coutinho has a month to impress new coach Xavi
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According to Diario Sport, Philippe Coutinho has a month to persuade Xavi to join his Barcelona team. During Blaugrana's 3-1 defeat of Villarreal at La Ceramica on Saturday evening, the Brazilian won and scored a penalty, playing with confidence and conviction we haven't seen from him in a long time.

Coutinho moved to Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018, but has struggled to replicate the form that won him his big-money move in the first place.

However, Xavi's return to Camp Nou marks the start of a new era, and Coutinho appeared to be in high spirits over the weekend. Late in the game, he even attempted a flair-filled overhead kick that came close to landing.