Two years ago, he was worth 150 million euros. At that time, he was also known as a world-class midfielder!
Two years later, de Zhuan gave data showing that his value had fallen to only 18 million euros.
Now, at the age of 29, he has made the decision to separate from the team as soon as possible, leave the big five leagues as soon as possible, and return to brazil, where the dream began.
He is Coutinho, who plays for Barca.
For Coutinho's decision, the outside world is still generally supportive. Although the plan to leave Europe to bid farewell to the big five leagues for the time being means that Coutinho is no longer in the mainstream spotlight, it is also very difficult for him to return to the big five leagues.
However, Coutinho did this only for one purpose, that is, to get the opportunity to participate in the competition and compete for the big list of Brazil in the Qatar World Cup.
For Coutinho, landing in the Brazilian league seems to be the best path at present.
The club that Coutinho joined is likely to be Brazilian giants Flamengo. To promote this lease transaction, three conditions need to be met, one party wants people, one party is willing to release people, and the lease contract is agreed.
At present, Barca's attitude is very clear, that is, to deal with Coutinho as soon as possible and reduce the financial burden.
Flamengo is also quite active, on December 31, according to several reports, Coutinho's agent and flamenco executives have a fairly good relationship, and the three top brass of the flamenco club are currently in Europe, and in a few days, the vice president of flamenco will also fly to Barcelona to discuss the specifics of the loan contract.
At present, the biggest difficulty of this loan deal is Coutinho's salary, due to limited financial resources, Flamengo only intends to bear a salary of 3 million euros, while Barca hope that Flamengo will bear more, or Coutinho is willing to take the initiative to cut his salary.
Two years ago, Barca spent 130 million euros to get Coutinho, and the club regarded the Coutinho as the future brain of the team, but Coutinho has never been able to integrate into Barca's system and has far outperformed expectations. Shortly after the start of last season, Coutinho underwent three knee surgeries for direct season reimbursement.
Coutinho, who has returned this season, is in poor form, making 16 appearances and scoring just two goals, while Barca are more eager to deal with Coutinho's couture contract after bringing in Ferran Torres.
Will Coutinho remain in Europe after this winter window? Will he still have a chance to appear in qatar for the World Cup?