Coutinho sees doctor in Río de Janeiro over back injury

Coutinho sees doctor in Río de Janeiro over back injury

Coutinho es la gran prioridad del FC Barcelona
Coutinho es la gran prioridad del FC Barcelona | AFP

The player has been suffering a back injury for a few weeks now and it has prevented him from playing for Liverpool this year

He was accompanied by his brother Cristiano and will join up with the Brazil squad later

Philippe Coutinho, the Barcelona target, has passed a medical in Río de Janieiro this Monday. SPORT has learnt that the medical was carried out by Dr Michael Simoni, a traumatologist who specialises in sports medicine.

The midfielder who has not played for Liverpool this season due to a back injury visited the doctor together with his Cristiano.

Coutinho, as SPORT reported, has left Liverpool and everything suggests he will not return to Anfield after the international break. It is not clear if this visit to the doctor has anything to do directly with his potential transfer to Barça.

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