Coutinho, a 34-year-old former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder, has been without a club since leaving his boyhood club Vasco da Gama in February. The Brazilian will now join Neymar at Santos, where his childhood friend has been playing since returning to the club in January last year. This will be the first time the pair have played together at club level. Santos welcomed Coutinho on social media, posting an old photo of the two friends as teenagers alongside a new version of them re-enacting the pose in the gym. The club also shared a video of Coutinho's arrival, where he receives a hug from Neymar and says "if it's a dream, I don't want to wake up".
Coutinho joins Neymar at Santos for rest of season
BBC Football has confirmed that Philippe Coutinho will join Santos FC for the remainder of the season, reuniting with his close friend and Brazil team-mate Neymar.
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