Brazilian playmaker, Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich on loan from Barcelona with the option of a permanent transfer next summer for €120 million. Bayern will pay Coutinho's full salary for the duration of the loan deal, which will cost them €8.5m.

The world football governing body, FIFA has declared that it has ban Samson Siasia, former super Eagle coach for life. Accordingly, Siasia was banned from all football-related activities for life by FIFA after finding him guilty of bribery and an attempt to manipulate marches at the international level.

Former Barcelona and Bulgaria legend, Hristo Stoichkov, has warned Barcelona that their big chase for the return of Neymar will eventually prove to be a waste of time and resources, insisting there is currently no space for the Brazilian in Ernesto Valverde’s rich squad.