The former Liverpool Barcelona superstar celebrates his 33rd birthday, with a net worth of 150 million at its peak

Recently, Brazilian superstar Coutinho, who plays for Vascoda Gama in Brazil, celebrated his 33rd birthday. On the latest German transfer market website, the former Liverpool and Barcelona superstar is worth only 4.5 million euros. At his peak, his value reached 150 million euros. It’s a pity that Coutinho’s peak period was too short. Looking at his career, he could actually do better.

Coutinho, born on June 12, 1992, was born in the youth training in Vascoda Gama in Brazil. In July 2008, Coutinho, who was only 16 years old, was signed by Serie A giants Inter Milan for 3.8 million euros and continued to play for Da Gama on loan. This decision also made Coutinho missed the opportunity to win the European triple crown with Inter Milan in the 2009/10 season. In the summer of 2010, Coutinho officially landed in Serie A, but he did not gain a foothold. He only played 2 goals and 3 assists in 28 games in one and a half seasons. During the period, Coutinho briefly joined La Liga Espanyol on loan, handing over 16 games with 5 goals and 1 assist in half a season, proving that he can gain a foothold in the five major leagues. However, this did not change his fate at Inter Milan. In January 2013, Inter Milan, who lost patience, sold Coutinho to Liverpool, with a transfer fee of 13 million euros. Of course, it was this decision that changed Coutinho's fate.

After landing in the Premier League, Coutinho, who is not good at physical fitness, is in a state of water. The team's big brothers Gerald, Suarez and Henderson all took good care of him, allowing the young Coutinho to grow rapidly. In his half season at Liverpool, he handed in 13 games with amazing data of 3 goals and 5 assists. In the following days, Coutinho continued to improve steadily and gradually became the main midfielder. Especially after Klopp coached the team, Coutinho was even more established as the team's offensive core. His offensive trident, composed of Mane and Firmino, is extremely powerful in the Premier League.

However, Coutinho's outstanding performance has won him the favor of La Liga giants Barcelona. Faced with the invitation, Coutinho, who watched the Barcelona Dream Team invincible as a child, had no resistance at all. Although Liverpool tried hard to keep it, he had no choice but to let it go as he saw that Coutinho had decided to leave. In the winter window of the 2017/18 season, Coutinho officially left the team to join Barcelona, ​​but also left Liverpool with a transfer fee of 160 million euros.

Liverpool fans began to be angry about Coutinho's decisive departure and regarded him as a traitor. However, the 160 million euros left by the latter laid a solid foundation for Liverpool to build a strong team in the Premier League and even Europe. After he left, the Red Army recruited soldiers and signed a group of elite soldiers and won the Champions League, Premier League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup. It is more worth mentioning that in the 2018/19 Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool lost 0-3 in the first leg and staged a 4-0 shocking reversal. The opponent is Barcelona where Coutinho is located.

Joining Barcelona not only realized a childhood dream for Coutinho, but also received an annual salary of 24 million euros, several times higher than his time at Liverpool. However, there are gains and losses. At the Camp Nou Stadium, Coutinho no longer enjoys sufficient ball rights and fire rights, and can only attack Messi, Suarez and others. This also fully exposed his shortcomings in defense and speed. In the end, Coutinho was loaned to Bayern Munich after only one and a half seasons at Barcelona.

Destiny is wonderful. In Bayern's season, although Coutinho did not play as the absolute main player, he won the European triple championship with the team. In the Champions League quarter-finals, he played 2 goals and 1 assist in 15 minutes, helping Bayern sweep Barcelona 8-2, and sprinkled a handful of salt on the wounds of his old club. It was these 2 goals and 1 assist that changed Barcelona, ​​who originally wanted to sell him, and was willing to give Coutinho another chance to prove himself.

It's a pity that Coutinho, who returned to Camp Nou with the halo of European Triple Crown, suffered an injury blow. He only played 13 games in the 2020/21 season, and only made 16 appearances in the following half season. In January 2022, Coutinho joined Aston Villa on loan and was bought out by 22 million euros after the end of the season. At this time, his German transfer market value was only 18 million euros.

Of course, even in Villa, Coutinho did not gain a foothold, and was loaned to Qatar Duhele and his old club Vascoda Gama. According to the plan, Coutinho will return to Villa on loan on June 30, but the latter has no place in his future plan. This also means that the 33-year-old Coutinho will be displaced again. However, for him, who has earned enough money and won a lot of championships, he has no regrets even if he retires now. But if we do it again, will Coutinho choose to leave Liverpool?