Inter midfielder Philippe Coutinho completes £8.5m move to Liverpool

Philippe Coutinho has hailed the rich history of Liverpool after he completed his move from Inter Milan.

The 20-year-old midfielder has become Brendan Rodgers' second signing of the January transfer window following Daniel Sturridge's arrival from Chelsea.

Coutinho is the fifth Brazilian to represent the club after Fabio Aurelio, Diego Cavalieri, Doni and Lucas Leiva.


Coutinho is on his fourth club - all in different countries - in three years, but having spoken at length with compatriot and new team-mate Lucas, he is confident he will adapt to life on Merseyside.

'I've been talking to him for some time and he said good things about Liverpool,' said the midfielder, who began his career with Vasco da Gama before moving to Inter, who loaned him to Espanyol for the latter half of last season.

'He believes this might be a nice club for me and now it's happening. I'm very confident and excited to come and start to train with the team and be available to the manager.

Coutinho's arrival, for a fee believed to be around £8.5million, takes Rodgers' spending close to £50m since he arrived in the summer.

Rodgers told Sky Sports 2 before last night's match at Arsenal: 'He is a very exciting young player but he actually has a lot of experience for a 20-year-old and has played at the very highest level.

'He is great at the one-on-one, taking players on and he has a goal in him.'


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