The step of Ibrahim Afellay by the FC Barcelona finished being much more traumatic of what expected . Fichado In January of 2011 in return of alone three million euros and from the PSV Eindhoven, the mediocampista Dutch surrendered to a good level during his first six months like culé, standing out even in one of the so many Classical that played this year, with a big assistance so that Lionel Messi signed the remembered 0-2 in the Bernabéu, by the Champions League.
However, in the following season, Afellay saw how his future in the Barcelona turned off thanks to a break of the ligament crossed, that separated it of the terrains of game during practically all the campaign 2011-12. From here, the now free agent had a travesía by the desert that included a cession to the Schalke 04 (2012-13), a new opportunity like culé under the orders of the Tata Martino in which only it contested two meetings (2013-14) and a last loan, this to the Olympiakos of Greece, for finally leave to the Stoke City, after winning his agreement.
Giving a temporary jump to the present, can observe some similarities with the situation of Philippe Coutinho, the one who also was fichado in a market of winter (2018) but cost at all less than 145 million euros. After some first six quite motivating months, the carioca had a second season like culé for the forget and finished leaving, to the equal that Afellay, to the Bundesliga, but with destination to the Bayern Munich.
Certainly, after his turn of the loan in the Bavarian picture, "Cou" came having quite a lot of regularity, being one of the most used players by Ronald Koeman in the diagram of the FC Barcelona. However, the injury in the meniscus of his left knee that suffered in the meeting in front of the Eibar could have dug the grave in which reposará the memory of the ex Inter of Milan like footballer culé.
Reasons of Coutinho to concern
To the equal that happened him to Afellay, Coutinho could be being witness of how an injury conditions the rest of his future like player of the FC Barcelona. This has to , largely, to the variables that the picture culé agreed with the Liverpool to the hour to bring to the Brazilian to the Camp Nou, in which it fixed a tax of 20 millions that will have to pay the Catalan team once the ex Basque gives Range reach the 100 parties like barcelonista.
Coutinho Already has contested 90 meetings like player of the Barcelona, by what, to play 10 parties more, will mean an economic outlay for an entity that crosses a ruda monetary crisis. It is quite likely that the club look for to save this money and finish looking for him a new exit to the international by the selection of Brazil, once the same recover of his physical ailment.