Coutinho nears Barca debut after training with team


BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said Philippe Coutinho could make his debut for the club in Thursday's King's Cup quarter-final second leg against Espanyol after the Brazilian joined his new team mates for training on Saturday.

Coutinho joined Barca from Liverpool for a club record 142 million pounds ($196 million) on Jan. 6, but was unable to train immediately as he was carrying a thigh injury, with the club saying on his arrival that he would be out for around 20 days.

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