Without Espanyol, Barcelona wouldn't have Coutinho

Joe Morphet 6 years ago 4.2k |

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Coutinho was loaned to Espanyol in 2012. Twitter
Coutinho was loaned to Espanyol in 2012. Twitter
FC Barcelona new boy Philippe Coutinho's career was revived during a loan spell he spent at Espanyol under Mauricio Pochettino. Without this loan, he wouldn't have ended up Barcelona. The midfielder and Barca owe a lot to Pochettino and their city rivals.