It is hard to think of a more definitive response to an opening weekend setback. Minutes after Bayern Munich dropped their first points of the season against Hertha Berlin in Friday night’s now-traditional home opener, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic was confirming to ZDF that Philippe Coutinho was on his way from Barcelona to Bavaria.
Tied up and inked on Monday morning, the Brazilian was one of two midfielders arriving at Allianz Arena post-Hertha, with the highly-fancied, just-turned-20 Mickaël Cuisance coming in from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Written by Andy Brassell
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