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Espanyol signs Inter Milan’s Coutinho on loan – Metro US

Espanyol signs Inter Milan’s Coutinho on loan

BARCELONA, Spain – Espanyol has signed Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan from Inter Milan for the remainder of the Spanish league season.

The 19-year-old Coutinho says the move will help him gain playing time in preparation for the London Olympics this summer.

Coutinho’s signing gives Espanyol an attack-minded player to fill in for injured striker Alvaro Vazquez and midfielder Segio Garcia.

Espanyol, which is tied for fourth in the table, also signed Nigerian striker Kalu Uche from Swiss club Neuchatel to a deal that keeps him at the club until the end of the 2012-13 season.