Make una gather here well-well, as e get gbas-gbos from Brazil. Philippe Coutinho don drop bombshell wey shock many fans as e talk say e don waka comot for him boyhood club, Vasco da Gama. E explain say him dey ‘tired mentally’, and him believe say na time to close this chapter.
Last week, as dem dey play against Volta Redonda, the fans no gree make am rest, dem boo am well-well during the match. Coutinho wey dey 33 years old, no fit continue after dem pull am out at half-time. E no even show face again for the second half. According to am, ‘I prioritize my mental health’, so e choose to sidon down instead of carrying wahala for head.
For Instagram, the guy talk am straight. E say, ‘I would never disrespect the fans, my team-mates and Vasco. Those wey sabi me know say I no fit do that.’ Na there him realize say the time don reach to pack him load and gree say goodbye.
Coutinho don play 81 matches for Vasco since e return in 2024, and e score 17 goals. The guy wey start im career for this same club, later move go Inter Milan before hitting big time for Liverpool wey e score 54 goals in 201 appearances. After Liverpool, na Barcelona call am with hefty £142 million. E don also play for Bayern Munich, Aston Villa, and Al-Duhail before e decide to return back home.
In him emotional message, e talk say, ‘I love this club. Everything wey Vasco represent for my life mean plenty to me. I go carry Vasco with me anywhere I dey go.’ E talk as him dey leave with gratitudes, say ‘this club dey my heart, for history and for life.’
As dem don reach out to Vasco to confirm the gist, dem never still talk anything. E remain to see what go happen next. Whether na farewell party or him go just waka like that, we dey here dey watch. Coutinho don show us say even big players dey face pressure, but mental health na priority!
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