"The son who left home is back after 14 years." 'Lee→Ba→Mun'Nubin's 180 billion-dollar magician, Brazil's hometown team'Romantic return'

Jul 11, 2024

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'Genius Midfielder'Philippe Coutinho (32) returned to his hometown team like a salmon when he was about to finish his career.

Brazilian club Vasco da Gama officially announced on its official channel on the 11th (Korea time) that it had signed a one-year lease with Coutinho. Coutinho, a member of English Premier League (EPL) club Aston Villa, returned from a season-long loan from Al-Duhail, Qatar, in the 2023-2024 season, and will be back on his second loan in Brazil.

The club said "The magician, the son, returned home after 14 years" was given the meaning. Coutinho, with number 11, has lived abroad for a long time. It really feels like I'm back in my hometown, where I grew up, where I love, where I love the club I love. My family must know how happy I am.'

Vasco da Gama is home to Coutinho. Growing up steeply in the Vasco da Gama youth, he played for the Vasco da Gama professional team on loan for two seasons after joining Italy's prestigious Inter Milan in 2008. After that, he joined Liverpool in 2013 after playing Espanyol and blossomed in his career. Coutinho, who played as the best crack in the EPL in Liverpool, achieved his childhood dream by joining Barcelona for 105 million pounds (current exchange rate of about 180 billion won) in 2018.

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Life in Barcelona was not easy. He was expected to be a playmaker who would lead the attack with Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), but he could not easily adapt to the new environment. In the end, he left for Bayern Munich on a season-long loan in the 2019-2020 season, coincidentally, he achieved a treble that season and held three championships.

Coutinho, who returned to Barcelona and left on loan to Villa in January 2022, made sure to impress then-Villa manager Steven Gerrard, who was a teammate during his time at Liverpool, completely transferred to a £17m transfer fee in the summer of 2022. However, after Gerrard stepped down due to poor performance, his position narrowed and he eventually had to leave for Qatar on loan.

Coutinho will immediately work with French technician Dmitri Pae and former Porto defender Mycon. Vasco da gama is currently in 10th place in the 16th round of the ceria in Brazil.