Philippe Coutinho has signed a new deal with Liverpool, the club announced on Wednesday morning.
The Brazil international only recently returned to action following an ankle injury and has penned a new contract that will run until 2022, which comes into effect on July 1st 2017.
“Liverpool FC can announce Philippe Coutinho has today signed a new long-term contract with the club,” a statement read on Liverpool’s official website.
“The 24-year-old has committed his future to the Reds by penning the fresh deal at Melwood, the terms of which will come into effect from July 1, 2017.
“Coutinho has been at Anfield for four years following his transfer from Inter Milan in January 2013, during which time he has established himself as one of the most impressive performers in the Premier League, scoring 34 goals in his 163 Liverpool appearances to date.”
On the new deal, Coutinho, 24, added: “I would like to thank everybody at the club, first of all.
“I am very happy to sign a new contract here. It is a club that I am very grateful to and this shows my happiness here. I will work much harder to repay the belief shown in me.
“I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it’s a great honour for me. It gives me great happiness because I was welcomed here with open arms by everyone at the club and the supporters right from my first day. I am very thankful to this football club for everything.”
The Brazilian attacker has excelled for Liverpool this season with five goals and five assists returning a WhoScored rating of 7.63.
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