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Philippe Coutinho has committed his long-term future to Liverpool. Mike Egerton/PA Archive/PA Images
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Good news for Liverpool fans as Coutinho commits future to the club

The 24-year-old has signed a long term deal at Anfield.

LIVERPOOL TODAY ANNOUNCED that Philippe Coutinho has signed a new deal with the club.

The 24-year-old has been with Liverpool since 2013, following a transfer from Inter Milan, and has found the net 34 times in 163 appearances.

His new contract comes into effect from 1 July this year and is believed to be a five-year deal though the club only refer to it as “long-term”.

After signing the deal, the Brazilian international told the club’s website:

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.”

Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp says the signing demonstrates the collective faith held in the club’s ambitions for success:

“The fact he wants to stay here and be part of what we are looking to build and develop shows his personal commitment is to make himself better and be an integral part of something that is very special.

“We have total belief in our project, but when a player of Phil’s calibre and status commits for this length of time it shows that our faith is shared throughout the game. He knows he can fulfil his dreams and ambitions here at Liverpool. This is a big statement.

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