{"id":23602,"date":"2026-02-19T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/one-of-barcelonas-most-expensive-players-terminates-contract-due-to-mental-health-reasons\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:18:33","slug":"one-of-barcelonas-most-expensive-players-terminates-contract-due-to-mental-health-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/one-of-barcelonas-most-expensive-players-terminates-contract-due-to-mental-health-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Barcelona&#8217;s most expensive players terminates contract due to mental health reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">W<\/span>After selling Neymar to PSG in the 2017-18 season a few years ago, Barcelona began searching for the next superstar to replace Neymar at the Spanish club, but the players who joined after the Brazilian star failed to shine at the club.<\/p>\n<p>This situation arose when a young and very talented Brazilian player came from Liverpool, aiming to carve his place in the history of the most popular team in the world. Unfortunately for him and the fans of the K\u00fchl club, his performances were disappointing, ending abruptly from one moment to the next, and he went down in history not for what he did on the field, but for what he failed to do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">MLS stars reveal who they believe is the sport&#8217;s current GOAT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Philippe Coutinho terminates contract with Vasco da Gama<\/h2>\n<p>Former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho, 33, has decided to sever ties with his current club and heart, Vasco da Gama, due to mental health problems, according to the player himself.<\/p>\n<p>Coutinho attracted the attention of the entire world with his excellent performance with Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool, but Barcelona made an attractive offer of $120 million plus a variable rate of $40, but the Brazilian was too good to ignore, and despite the German manager&#8217;s wishes to stay, he ultimately signed a contract with the Catalan club in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Coutinho was signed to a five-and-a-half-year contract, but his first spell at the Catalan club was marked by very poor performances, and he was gradually relegated to the bench, never displaying the brilliance that he had shown in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Due to his poor form, Barcelona loaned him to Bayern Munich in 2019. The Brazilian scored two goals and provided one assist in the Champions League quarter-finals against Barcelona, \u200b\u200bcontributing to Germany&#8217;s historic 8-2 win. The Munich club will defeat PSG in this competition.<\/p>\n<p>After a short stay in Germany, the player returned to Barcelona. His second season was no better than his first, and at the beginning of 2022 he was loaned to Premier League side Aston Villa, who bought him for 20 million euros. After a short spell with the English club, he was loaned to Qatar before being bought by the Brazilian club in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Philippe Coutinho terminates contract with Vasco da Gama<\/h2>\n<p>In a statement on social networks, Coutinho explained the reason for terminating his contract with Vasco da Gama, where he is his spiritual home and where he formed as a youth footballer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>There was never a lack of commitment. 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