Inter have loaned creative midfielder Coutinho to Espanyol for the rest of the season.

 

Coutinho is highly rated at the San Siro and was handed an extended run in the team when former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was at the helm.

 

Since then though, the 19-year-old has seen his minutes on the pitch drop and all parties concluded it was best for his development for the Brazilian to spend some time in La Liga with Espanyol.

 

For Coutinho however, it is not farewell, and he expects to return to Inter at the end of the current campaign.

 

"I came to get my stuff, but it will only be five months", the Brazilian said as he arrived at Inter’s training base.

 

"I need to play and I think that I can do well at Espanyol and then return here.

 

"I am an Inter fan and I hope that they can win the title."

 

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