Philippe Coutinho Is the Heir to Messi’s Number 10 at Barcelona

DBasia.news – The mystery of who will wear the number 10 jersey at Barcelona has come to light. Mundo Deportivo reports that the player who will use Lionel Messi’s jersey number is Philippe Coutinho.

Lionel Messi left Barcelona in the transfer market this summer. The Argentina international left with fond memories. Messi is a player who brought Barca to the pinnacle of achievement.

Now, Messi chooses to play for Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona couldn’t stop Messi from leaving because he was hit by the spending limit regulations from LaLiga.

A number of fans also asked for Messi’s number 10 to be retired. The action is a tribute to what La Pulga gave.

However, Barcelona have no plans to make the number 10 shirt rest forever. “I think the number 10 should stay alive. Not to say we will put it somewhere and no one touches it,” said Ronald Koeman.

Interestingly, the player who was offered to use the number 10 shirt was Philippe Coutinho. In fact, so far, what Coutinho has given is still far from Barcelona’s expectations.

Since signing from Liverpool in the winter of 2018 for £142 million, Coutinho has not shone. Instead, he was loaned to Bayern Munich.

Currently, the Brazilian player does not have a jersey number because his previous one, 14, was given to Rey Manaj.

Therefore, Coutinho has the greatest chance of wearing the number 10 jersey. Because the number of blank jerseys in Barcelona is only 10 and 25. However, according to LaLiga regulations, the number 25 is the goalkeeper’s.

Philippe Coutinho is no stranger to the number 10 shirt. He wore it when he played for Liverpool and Bayern Munich.