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Coutinho transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona accidentally confirmed on Nike's website

Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 12:43 PM by Khadijah Thabit 2 min read

- Nike's online store appeared to suggest Philippe Coutinho is joining Barcelona

- Barca fans were invited to 'Shop Coutinho's look' suggesting imminent move

- Website blurb read: 'Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up Camp Nou'

Barcelona’s presumption they will sign Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho was taken to a bizarre extreme when the club’s kit manufacturer announced the Brazilian’s imminent arrival at the Nou Camp.

Sports giants Nike displayed an advert on their official online store on Saturday evening urging fans to purchase their Coutinho jersey for the remainder of this campaign.

It read: "Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up Camp Nou. Get your 2017/8 FC Barcelona kit with the Magician's name on it. Act fast - free personalisation only available until January 6."

Coutinho transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona accidentally confirmed on Nike's website — Nike mistakenly announces Coutinho's signing to Barcelona. Source: Dailymail

The post has since been taken down by Nike but it only further fuels the belief the deal will go through in the January window rather than in the summer.

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Liverpool splashed out £75m on Virgil van Dijk this week but Jurgen Klopp insisted that it was neither because he was already spending money from selling Coutinho nor that he would have to balance the books by selling the playmaker after signing the defender.

“Nobody told me that. I have no information about that. No,” Klopp said on Friday. “We have good player and we don’t have to sell anybody because of that.

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"So fair play to our owners that they are ambitious and now we have to use the team to grow together.”

Liverpool’s hard line six months ago coincided with the player declaring himself unfit with a bad back, since his return, Coutinho has been one of the Premier League’s stand-out performers.

Legit.ng earlier reported the Brazilian was looking for a new apartment in Spain ahead of his proposed move to La Liga giants Barcelona in January.

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Khadijah Thabit (Copyeditor) Khadijah Thabit is an editor with over 3 years of experience editing and managing contents such as articles, blogs, newsletters and social leads. She has a BA in English and Literary Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Khadijah joined Legit.ng in September 2020 as a copyeditor and proofreader for the Human Interest, Current Affairs, Business, Sports and PR desks. As a grammar police, she develops her skills by reading novels and dictionaries. Email: khadeeejathabit@gmail.com

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