Philippe Coutinho is not surprised to see former club Liverpool dominate the Premier League but insists he does not "look back" despite enduring a difficult time since leaving Anfield.
Coutinho left Liverpool for Barcelona in January 2018 in a move potentially worth €160million (£142m), but, after initially impressing at Camp Nou, he failed to convince in his first full La Liga season and was allowed to leave on loan for Bayern Munich, which also has a purchase option.
He has been similarly underwhelming in the Bundesliga, however, making just 12 league starts out of a possible 21.
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Bayern has supposedly already decided it will not trigger its buy option, which is reportedly set at €120m.
While Coutinho has struggled after leaving Liverpool, the Reds have gone from strength to strength and look destined to add Premier League success to last season's Champions League crown – but the Brazilian insists he has only happy thoughts for his former club.
"Liverpool is flying, and it doesn't surprise me," Coutinho told Sports Illustrated . "We've seen it already last year when they won the Champions League, but I'm also not surprised because of their fantastic squad and manager.
"I am so happy for them, because I have so many friends there, former team-mates, so I'm just so happy for them. But that's it. I don't look back.
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"I took another path, and now I am on another journey, much like everyone else. I'm focused entirely – just like them – on reaching my dreams.
"I'm happy with what I did in the past, and now I can only look forward."
Despite Coutinho's occasional issues at Bayern, Hansi Flick – who is in charge at least until the end of the season – recently offered words of encouragement for him, and the Brazil international has been impressed by the former assistant of Niko Kovac.
"He [Flick] is working so hard, and thanks to him the team is playing well and that's what's most important," he added.
"It can't be easy to manage a team like Bayern Munich, and I think he came in and has been doing a great job."
Following Sunday's 0-0 draw at home to RB Leipzig, Bayern remains one point clear of Julian Nagelsmann's side at the Bundesliga summit.
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