On the evening of January 5, Beijing time, the famous transfer expert Romano revealed that Villa has contacted Coutinho's agent, who is only one step away from returning to the Premier League. After waiting for 3 years, Barca finally got rid of the sky-high price of parallel goods and took a key step in reconstruction.
In January 2018, Barca brought in Coutinho at a record-breaking price at a total cost of 160 million euros. So far, Barca have spent 140 million yuan on Coutinho, becoming the team's 120-year-old champion.
It's just a pity that Coutinho has been embarrassed and embarrassed, even if he won the Champions League during his loan to Bayern, but his career has been declining. Recently, the authoritative website Dechuan updated the value of La Liga players, and the 29-year-old Coutinho slipped to 18 million euros.
Since 2019, Barca have always wanted to get rid of Coutinho's burden, putting him on the shelves every time he reaches the transfer window. However, Barca's lack of sincerity before, always bidding coutinho a high price, coupled with his annual salary of up to 13 million euros after tax, makes it difficult for buyers who intend to take over, and every transfer rumor is thunderous and rainy.
After 3 years, Coutinho finally understood that staying in Barca would only lose both, and even the World Cup could not play, and finally moved his mind to leave the team. According to Romano, Villa is most likely Coutinho's next stop, and the Premier League powerhouse has contacted Coutinho's agent and is very likely to complete the transfer on loan.
There is no doubt that Villa will certainly not fully pay Coutinho's high salary, and Barca will have to bear part of the expenses. But now Barça is too poor to open the pot, it can be said that it can be saved, someone is willing to take over Coutinho is not bad, do not dare to put too many excessive demands.
Barca can get rid of Coutinho's burden thanks to Villa manager Gerrard. Gerald was a teammate with Coutinho when he was a player, and the relationship between the two was not bad. Barca and team reporter Romero revealed that In the process of bringing in Coutinho, Gerald played a key role.
Barca's dumping of Coutinho is not only a matter of saving money, but more importantly, it is necessary to free up enough salary cap space to register new signing Ferran Torres. Previously, Barca spent 55 million to bring in Ferran Torres, but the result was embarrassing, and the players have not been able to register in La Liga.
Radio Celle even broke the news that Barca found Manchester City again, hoping to add strange clauses to the transfer contract, and once Ferran Torres failed to register, Barca had the right to return the goods, triggering a taunt from fans. However, with Coutinho's departure imminent, Ferran Torres should not be without the ball to play, and the embarrassing scene will most likely not happen.