By Boluwatife Ezekiel Olaleye
Barcelona have landed Philippe Coutinho and it's all thanks to the Brazilian snake, all thanks to Neymar.
He may be saying another thing now, but he was once saying one thing, “A
premier league player I will like to come join me in Barcelona is
Philippe Coutinho, he totally fits the Barcelona squad. I have told him
to come”.
That was his old saying, nowadays he is drunk with the
imagination of a self acclaimed crown and a kingdom. A kingdom where his
battle to take a penalty kick is considered a treasonous order. He
desires to play, begs to take the kick, then fights to be the one that
takes the shot, but it’s Cavani that takes it eventually.
In Barcelona, where he was a prince, it was never so. He
didn’t need to beg or fight. The king, the one true king, in many
situation honored his princehood with the gift of taking set pieces.
Even when the king needed a third goal to complete a hat trick. So was
his ‘messiful’ heart of kind gesture.
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However dark the little pesky prince has become, Barca
would still thank him for turning the attentions of the Barca board to
getting Coutinho. Since he pointed, the board never looked back. Today,
while Coutinho already heeded to his call, he seeks to deceive him, but
Coutinho has a mind of his own. The deal is done. £160m was the price,
part of that money has gotten Ox Chamberlain for the reds.
Now, Chelsea fans have more reasons to hate Barcelona.
Yes, they played a part in convincing the Arsenal boy to wear red
instead blue. Let’s just say they needed Coutinho so much that they
promised to help Liverpool with finding replacement.
First they promised to deliver Rakitic or Sergi Roberto,
Messi stood in the way. Then they offered Ardan Turan, the reds said he
is a liability. “Who do you want?” asked Barca. “Help us get Thomas Lamar” Fenway Sports Group, owners of Liverpool replied.
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It was not easy to get Thomas Lamar any lesser or cheaper it would getting Coutinho, so they drafted another plan.
Barca decided to persuade Liverpool to get a cheap
Chamberlain, then as a backup plan for 2018, get a Naby Keita who fits
the EPL play perfectly. So if Ox doesn’t perform they have Keita as a
good back up plan.
Yet they could still chase after Thomas Lamar. If they
fail to get him Barca still obliges to give them Ardan Turan as mild
consolation, if they want.
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These sounded good to the FSG, so just before Coutinho
would leave for the World Cup Qualifiers in Brazil. They had one last
meeting with Coutinho’s team, yet trying one last time to change his
mind. He didn’t agree so they sealed a quiet deal that allows them go
after the plans without announcing the Barca-Coutinho deal as a done job
until the super idea to finding Coutinho’s replacement is do e and
dusted.
On Thursday slash Friday, Coutinho would be announced. For now let’s keep the secret among us. Hush…don’t spill it!
Source: National Daily
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