Coutinho follows in the footsteps of Xabi Alonso

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Philippe Coutinho will live the same express debut that Xabi Alonso five years ago when he signed for Bayern Munich. Like the former Real Madrid player, the Brazilian international aim to enter the first call of the German champion for a match against Schalke and will do so after less than a week of training with his new team. Xabi played a total of 68 minutes of a draw against one against the home mining team in 2014 and most likely, Coutinho, despite his short preseason after proclaiming winner of the Copa America, also disputes his first minutes as a new Bayern player this Saturday against Schalke at home.


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"He passed some physical tests and Dr. Müller-Wohlfahrt stressed that he is in full condition," were the words of Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern sports director. Niko Kovac, coach of the Bavarian team, was more cautious. "It is lacking rhythm for having played the Copa América, which continues with its set-up," he explained. Yesterday, Coutinho took advantage of the free day of his teammates to go to the team's gym and today is expected to be released in a training session. If everything goes according to plan, on Saturday he will play his first minutes at the Veltins Arena.

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Thomas muller, icon of the club and main competitor of the Brazilian star for a place in the eleven, is aware of what the signing of the former culé entails. In addition to making an economic effort to seize the services of Coutinho, The muniqués club wanted to show the player the importance it will have with a gesture. A priori, the Mandamases thought to withdraw the numbers seven and ten for a year in honor of Ribéry and Robben, but finally decided to reverse to convince Coutinho. Together with Lewandowski above and the Gnabry / Coman duo in bands, Bayern's new ten will be a fixture in the offensive section of Bayern, where Müller will have to fight for a gap more than ever.



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