According to media reports, the Premier League club Aston Villa is working flat out to sign Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho from FC Barcelona.
According to “BBC” information, Barca definitely want to remove the 29-year-old from his payroll, who was never able to assert himself at Camp Nou and was loaned to FC Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 season. Coutinho’s departure from the Catalans is therefore considered safe.
According to the local news portal “BirminghamLive”, the switch could even take place this week. In addition to Aston Villa, Arsenal FC, Everton FC, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are said to be interested in the former Liverpool star.
The club from Birmingham was considered a top candidate on Thursday. Villa coach Steven Gerrard played with Coutinho at Liverpool FC and is said to have a big deal with the midfielder.
At the press conference ahead of the FA Cup game at Manchester United on Monday, Gerrard spoke cautiously on Thursday on the subject of Coutinho.
“I appreciate the speculation and respect it,” said the coach with a grin, “we are in a period in which many names are circulating. But unfortunately you will not hear any comments from me on any speculation.”
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