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Family Member Born in Brazil #5. Philippe Coutinho, Brazil’s brightest performer in World Cup 2018, is ready to help his club by applying for Portuguese nationality. : Participants will represent a cross-section of the communities, including men, women, youth, and elders.
It looks like Coutinho has three sisters—Becca, Carol, and Aire—as well as a little brother named Antonio. His wife, Aine, is Portuguese and after three years of marriage together, Coutinho is able to follow suit.
A native of Brazil, Aine met Philippe at a mutual friend’s party when they were both teenagers. Not everyone has the opportunity to play with the best player in the world. It is the same method of nationality change that Luis Suarez undertook in 2014, shortly after joining Barcelona.“Yes, I can get citizenship through my wife,” he said.Brazilian Coutinho is one of three non-EU players on Barcelona’s books and is set to play at the World Cup this year.Suarez is married to an Italia, Sofia Balbi, and the Uruguayan was therefore able to obtain Italian citizenship and free up a non-EU space in Barca’s side.Barca are not allowed any more players from outside the EU yet have scouts all over South America seeking to secure deals.Philippe Coutinho will not, however, switch footballing allegiances to Portugal and is still due to represent Brazil at Russia 2018.Coutinho’s wife, Aine, is Portuguese and the player is able to register as a Portuguese citizen after three years of marriage.Mundo Deportivo claim Arthur will be able to join the Nou Cmap club before the start of next season without being forced out on an immediate loan deal.Paulinho and Yerry Mina are the two non-EU players alongside COutinho in the current quota.Coutinho obtaining Portuguese citizenship means Barcelona can push to sign Brazilian midfielder Arthur in the summer.In an interview with Barcelona-based newspaper Mundo Deportivo, the ex-Liverpool star revealed how he is close to applying for a Portuguese passport.And Coutinho has revealed he is set to free up a spot in the squad for a new player. 836.1k Followers, 952 Following, 617 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Ainê Coutinho (@ainee.c) Considere apoiar este projeto desligando o seu Ad Blocker.O internacional brasileiro conseguiu tornar-se cidadão português graças à sua mulher, Aine Coutinho, com quem está casado há dois anos e que já detinha o estatuto de portuguesa In the caption, the former Liverpool goals King described the news that his wife is carrying a boy as a “wonderful surprise”. The Reds never had any need to instruct the player to seek dual citizenship though, whereas Barca want Coutinho off their list of 'extra-community positions' (also currently occupied by Yerry Mina and Paulinho) so they have a free space for a potential incoming player from a country outside the European Union.He will be hoping to help Barca maintain their high standards from now until the end of the season to deliver the league title and then it'll be on to the World Cup in Russia, but after that, things could be about to change regarding the player's citizenship.It is not the first time Barca have used the loophole - the club implored Luis Suarez to obtain an Italian passport in 2014 thanks to his wife Sofia Balbi.To secure a Portuguese passport, one has to have been married to their partner for at least three years - Coutinho has been married to Aine since 2012, meaning he could have done this during his time at Liverpool.Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho could be set to secure Portuguese citizenship, in order to free up an extra squad place for non-EU players at his new club.The 25-year-old finally completed his move to the Nou Camp from Liverpool in January for an eventual fee of an £145m, and the midfielder is beginning to settle in to proceedings after shaking off an injury.