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Philippe Coutinho in his presentation with the FC Barcelona

FICHARON To A PROMISE FRUSTRATED OF THE AVAI

Coutinho Could be player of the Real Madrid, and refused him!

Published:8/01/2018 - 16:21h

Updated:8/01/2018 - 16:57h

The world of the football gives a lot of turns, and the big clubs commit in occasions errors with his quarry. After confirming the signing of Philippe Coutinho by the Barça has revealed that the Madrid could incorporate him does some years, but finish him refusing

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It will take some weeks in being able to debut, but Philippe Coutinho does not hide his illusion by his incorporation to the FC Barcelona and the followers are loved with his signing. In the Real Madrid, in the meantime, observes with worry as it arrives another reinforcement more to the rival maximum, one that could be his some years backwards.

The management of the quarries in the big clubs is very complicated, and often is necessary to take uncomfortable decisions on by the one who it is necessary to bet and by the one who no. The whites played it to him by a footballer in 2008... And they had to have chosen to the another, one that today is one of the most expensive of the world and a star consecrated.

Miguel Ángel Portugal, then trainer 'merengue', has explained in his blog as it frustrated the arrival of Coutinho, that with hardly 16 years already marvelled in the Basque of Range: "All the reports were favourable for ficharle. With this decision taken, that is to say, the one to hire him for the Real Madrid, personally displaced me to Rio de Janeiro to see him train, play, speak with his parents and, of course, keep some meeting with his club".

"All was perfect, and seemed that the things went to go out satisfactorily for all, but when I returned of Brazil found me with a surprise. The president of the Real Madrid, Ramón Calderón, communicated me that we had fichado to Alipio, a youngster of 16 years that were observing of the AVAI Portuguese and to the that the observers of that zone considered interesting if it remained free", adds.

Several attempts

After investing the 2,5 million destined euros to Coutinho in Alipio, that today plays in the second Brazilian division, the Real Madrid did not lose of sight to the midfield player, to the that has tried 'fish' until the last minute. Predictions fallidas separate, the own Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that the one of River was gone on down several clubs, and one of them aims to an entity that finally will have to see it of far.

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