Published 23:20 IST, December 18th 2019

Philippe Coutinho wears a kid jersey in every Bayern Munich home game for this reason

Philippe Coutinho does not wear the club's 'authentic' jersey like the rest of the team because the jerseys do not fit him. Read on for more information.

Reported by: Abhishek Shetty
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Philippe Coutinho seems to have found his mojo back ever since he joined Bayern Munich on a loan move from Barcelona. Brazilian was a superstar at Liverpool and forced his move to Barcelona during  winter transfer window of 2018. However, Coutinho struggled big-time during his tenure at Barcelona. He was later sent out on loan to German-giants. transfer has proved to be beneficial for winger as he is performing quite well in Bundesliga. One more thing to notice about Philippe Coutinho, leaving his form aside, is jersey he wears. 

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Philippe Coutinho is 5'6 and wears a kid-sized jersey

If one pays close attention while watching a Bayern Munich game, n it's noticeable that Brazilian wears a different jersey than rest of team. Philippe Coutinho does not wear club's 'auntic' jersey like rest of team because jerseys do not fit him. Inste, 28-year-old is forced to wear a copy of Bayern Munich's jersey. 

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idas are  official jersey partners of Bayern Munich. new season kit is said to be lighter and y also dry quicker than or jerseys. Philippe Coutinho is not only player to wear a child-sized jersey. Joshua Kimmich is also in same list of players. Coutinho won't mind wearing any kind of jersey if he continues to perform as he has been since last few weeks. 

Bayern Munich have been struggling this season as y are on fifth-spot of Bundesliga points table. y have managed to bag 27 points from 15 games played so far this season. Bayern Munich will next face sixth-placed SC Freiburg on December 18, 2019.

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