It turns out it wasn’t a fake injury keeping Coutinho from playing for Liverpool and was actually a thigh problem. He is ruled out for 3 weeks and is unable to make his Barcelona debut until then.
See it here:
[INJURY NEWS] @Phil_Coutinho has a thigh injury in his right leg. More details 👉 https://t.co/of1in1jKrw #CoutinhoDay pic.twitter.com/jn7sWYXUcJ
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 8, 2018
BREAKING: @FCBarcelona say Coutinho has thigh injury and will be out for three weeks. #SSN pic.twitter.com/SU4vxu09N2
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 8, 2018
Barcelona confirm that Coutinho is injured and will be out for around 20 days
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) January 8, 2018