DBasia.news – Barcelona announced Philippe Coutinho for changing the jersey number. Coutinho will wear the legendary jersey number of Blaugrana, 7.
Philippe Coutinho joined Barcelona in the middle of the 2017-2018 season. At that time, he came from Liverpool worth 125 million euro (Rp2,08 trillion).
With Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho performed well. In 22 matches, Coutinho scored 10 goals and 8 assists for Blaugrana.
When he came to Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho got 14 jersey number previously for Johan Cruyff. But now, Coutinho chooses the 7 jersey number.
Some great players once wore the 7 jersey number of Barcelona, like Luis Figo, Henrik Larsson, and David Villa wore it.
“Philippe Coutinho arrived last January to bring even more quality to FC Barcelona. After half a season wearing the No.14 shirt, the Brazilian has been handed the coveted No.7,” said the statement in Barcelona official website.
“The last tenant was Arda Turan, who arrived in 2015 and left the club last season. But before him, the No.7 was worn by such emblematic players as Villa, Larsson, Pedro and, on many occasions, ‘Charly’ Rexach,” Barcelona statement continued.
Since the jersey number announced in the LaLiga on 1995-1996, Philippe Coutinho is the 9th Barcelona player with 7 jersey number. Luis Figo was the longest one wearing it, for 5 years.