Even a €135 million payment from Barcelona couldn’t stop Liverpool fans from setting fire to Philippe Coutinho’s number ten shirt in countless social media posts. – Since his transfer in the winter of 2018, the Brazilian superstar has never played as well as when he captained Liverpool.
Philippe Coutinho, will play for his sixth club since leaving Anfield, where he will again play alongside Neymar.
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Former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has signed a short-term three-month deal with Brazilian giants Santos, where he will play alongside his former national teammate Neymar.
He has also played for Bayern Munich and Aston Villa. Coutinho then stayed for a period with Al Duhail in Qatar, before moving back to Brazil to sign for Vasco da Gama. Now, at the age of 34, he is leaving the club as a free agent.
Now a new transfer has set the anger boiling even though we have so far not seen shirt burning, but the words are clear enough and fans are taking to the streets and demonstrating.
Coutinho transfer From Vasco da Gama to Santos provokes anger: “Judas”
Outraged supporters of Vasco da Gama’s supporters’ club Ira Jovem gathered.
They wanted to express their dissatisfaction with Philippe Coutinho.
“Vasco terminated your contract through a mutual agreement, because you had mental problems. Later, you sign for Santos. You are not welcome in Barreira do Vasco (favela in Rio de Janeiro), you do not represent us. Vasco is much bigger than you,” one of the protesters shouted, according to Brazilian UOL.
In addition, the supporters held up a shirt with Philippe Coutinho’s face on it, and the text on the garment read “judas”.
The anger comes as a result of Coutinho being only details away from going to Santos. Santos player Neymar has even posted clips on social media of him hugging his former teammate from the Brazilian national team.
“Brother, we are so happy to have you here. Our team and our supporters will embrace you, so you can be happy. Welcome to Santos,” Neymar writes, according to Globo.
Neymar is also reported to be a strong contributor to the transfer becoming a reality.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Santos was banned from transferring for a debt of around 2 million euros (around 22 million kroner) to Monaco. Neymar is said to have solved this through his family business NR Sports, and therefore the ban has been lifted.
In addition to Coutinho, former Barcelona player Arthur has joined Santos.
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