Barcelona’s Coutinho out for 3 months after knee surgical procedure

Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho will likely be sidelined for 3 months after present process surgical procedure on his left knee, Barcelona mentioned Saturday.The 28-year-old Coutinho underwent “a successful operation on the external meniscus of his left knee,” the membership mentioned in an announcement.Coutinho harm his knee towards the tip of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Eibar.Coutinho grew to become Barcelona’s costliest signing when the membership paid Liverpool 160 million euros ($192 million) in January 2018.But after a disappointing season-and-a-half, Coutinho was loaned to Bayern Munich. He helped the German membership win the Champions League earlier this 12 months and scored two objectives in an 8-2 rout of Barcelona within the quarterfinals.He returned to his mum or dad membership this season and has scored three objectives.His loss compounds Barcelona’s damage bother. It has additionally misplaced ahead Ansu Fati and Gerard Pique to severe accidents this season.