Tottenham will now be facing Coutinho, again.
Tottenham Hotspur were claimed to hold surprise late interest in Philippe Coutinho at the end of the English transfer window.
Sky Sports reported at one stage Tottenham were regarded as favourites to sign the Brazilian, before later claiming he had rejected the chance to move to Spurs on loan.
Now he is set to face them twice after moving to Bayern Munich, who were draw in Tottenham’s Champions League group last week.
Spurs faced Coutinho last season in the Champions League, when he scored against them in a win at Wembley for Barcelona.
The Brazilian did though struggle to win over fan at Barcelona and he was made available for loan this season.
This was just 18 months after his £142 million move to join the Spanish side from Liverpool.
Coutinho is known well to Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, who managed him at Espanyol.
The Bayern loanee has a particularly strong record against Spurs, finishing on the losing side in just two of 12 career games against them.
These include seven wins, and Coutinho has scored three goals and provided two assists during these match-ups.
He has made two appearances for Bayern so far, and while Spurs got a little look at the Germans in pre-season, Coutinho’s arrival along with Ivan Perisic makes them an entirely different proposition.
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