German champions Bayern Munich hope the arrival of Philippe Coutinho can kick-start their season when they travel to Schalke on Saturday after a stuttering start to the campaign.
Coutinho's arrival was greeted with plenty of enthusiasm by Bayern fans frustrated by the club's failure to land a host of big-name targets, with Manchester City winger Leroy Sane chief among them before the Germany international suffered a long-term knee injury earlier this month, over the summer.
One Bayern player particularly keen to work alongside Coutinho is centre-forward Robert Lewandowski.
"Players like him can decide whether you win the game or not," said the Poland international.
"With such a player one can play together with no problems from the very first game."
Coutinho took part in his first training session with his new teammates on Monday and the club are confident he will play some part against Schalke.