Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho received a European passport.

Filipe Coutinho vacated a place for non-EU citizens in the application of Barcelona.

"I received confirmation that Coutinho now has the necessary documents and he is no longer considered a non-citizen of the European Union," wrote journalist ESPN and Diario Sport Samuel Marden.

According to the rules, in the application of the team there can be no more than 5 players without the passports of an EU citizen, but only three of them can enter the field at the same time.

Thanks to the new Coutinho passport, the Catalans will now be able to use just three summer beginners - Arturo Vidal, Malcolm and Arthur.

Coutinho was able to obtain a passport of a Portuguese citizen thanks to his wife, who is a Portuguese. They have lived together for more than two years.

Also, Philippe will play in the new season under a new number - 7, which became vacant even in the winter after the departure of Arda Turan.