Barcelona's winter window cleanup will kick off, and according to the Daily Sport, Coutinho has made a great return to the Premier League to join Aston Villa. The 29-year-old will play for Villa on loan until the end of the season, with Villa having the option to buy out the Brazilian this summer.
The 29-year-old is barca's all-time champion, and in January 2018 Barca spent 120 million + 40 million floats to sign Coutinho from Liverpool for a total price of 160 million euros. But at Barca he has never been able to play at the level of liverpool, and Coutinho was loaned to Bayern in the 2019-2020 season. Messi left Barca last summer, and Koeman briefly let Coutinho play in the front, but neither under Koeman nor under Xavi, Kubird did not perform convincingly.
At present, Coutinho's contract with Barca will only expire in the summer of 2023, but Xavi can't wait to send him away, on the one hand, the departure of Coutinho can greatly reduce Barca's salary expenditure, on the other hand, Barca can also complete the registration of Ferran Torres. Coutinho is open to leaving Barca and there are at least 3 Premier League clubs interested in him at the moment, but Villa are the closest.
The Daily Sports newspaper said that Barça is currently negotiating with Aston Villa and is close to reaching an agreement, the two clubs are discussing the proportion of Coutinho's salary burden, Barca of course hope that Villa will bear more proportions, which can further reduce financial pressure. The current head coach of Aston Villa is Gerrard, Coutinho had worked with Gerrard when he played for Liverpool before, and Jay knows the Coutinho very well and believes the 29-year-old Coutinho can return to his previous level in the Premier League. It is reported that Gerald has personally called Coutinho and invited him to join Villa.
At present, Coutinho's latest value on the German "Transfer Market" is only 18 million euros, from a total price of 160 million to only 18 million to now only 18 million, Coutinho's Barcelona journey is undoubtedly disappointing. Leaving Barca may be a more sensible choice for Coutinho, the 29-year-old is still relatively young, he still has the opportunity to stage the return of the king in the Premier League, and the fate is always in his hands.