Versatile Coutinho revs up Valverde

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is looking forward to working with Philippe Coutinho after the club announced his arrival in a record-breaking move on Saturday.

Coutinho, 25, will move from Liverpool in a deal worth $192 million, the third-largest transfer in soccer history and a club-record deal for Barcelona.

The Brazilian has agreed a contract through to 2023 at Camp Nou, with Barcelona fans seeing him as the long-term successor to Andres Iniesta.