Barca ‘idols’ thrill new boy Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho is excited to begin life at Barcelona alongside “idols” such as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

Barca have parted with a reported €160million to bring Coutinho to Camp Nou from Liverpool.

“I am very happy. I have always said I am living a dream, we are very happy to be here,” he told the club’s official website.

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“To be able to play football, win titles, make the fans happy and play with a smile. These are the objectives.

“It is incredible to know I will be around idols, with players who have such a great history like Leo, Luis, [Andres] Iniesta, [Gerard] Pique, [Sergio] Busquets… all the great players.

“I am very happy to know I will be playing with them and I hope to be able to learn, live and win together.”