Coutinho joins Neymar at Santos for rest of season
The former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder joins Brazilian side Santos from his boyhood club Vasco da Gama.
Philippe Coutinho has signed a deal with Santos FC to play for the rest of the season, joining his friend and Brazil teammate Neymar. The 34-year-old former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder has been without a club since leaving his childhood team Vasco da Gama in February. Coutinho returned to Vasco in 2024 but quit after 81 appearances, citing mental fatigue.
Santos celebrated the signing by sharing an old photo of Coutinho and Neymar as youngsters, now re-enacted in the gym. The club also posted a video of Coutinho entering the dressing room, where he receives a warm welcome from Neymar, who says, "If it's a dream, I don't want to wake up." Neymar returned to Santos last January, and this will be the first time the two friends will face each other on the pitch together.
Coutinho began his career at Vasco before moving to Inter Milan, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Aston Villa, Al-Duhail, and back to Vasco.
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