Philippe Coutinho joins Santos on free transfer and reunites with Neymar

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coutinho/QP6r8H7O/"]Coutinho[/a] spent five years at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] ‌before joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] in January ‌2018, helping them win two LaLiga titles. The pair's time ‌at Barcelona did not ⁠overlap as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]‌Neymar[/a] left the Spanish side for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]​Paris St Germain[/a] in August 2017.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos/n3QdnjFB/"]Santos[/a] shared a ​video of Coutinho's arrival, showing him entering the dressing ⁠room and ​being welcomed by Neymar.[/p][p][b]"If it's a dream, I don't want to wake up,"[/b] Neymar ‌told Coutinho in the video.[/p][embed guid="61bf384f-74ca-44c1-8c54-e02351a64ef5" url="https://x.com/SantosFC/status/2099642985419845729" social-type="twitter" /][p]The pair have never played together at club level.[/p][p]Coutinho, who made his last appearance for Brazil in March 2022, returned to his boyhood club Vasco da Gama in 2024 ‌but left the team in ​February this year.[/p][p]Neymar, 34, ‌returned to Santos last year. He announced his international retirement after Brazil's exit from the World Cup in ⁠July.[/p]