Some time ago, it was rumored that Coutinho wanted to return to the Brazilian national team, followed by the outbreak of rumors between Aston Villa and Coutinho, the Brazilian midfielder is not suitable for Villa for the time being, just his transfer fee is a big problem. In a recent interview with Gerrard, he was asked about Coutinho and said that he was not in a position to say more now, and that it would be disrespectful to the player to publish any news at this time. Leaving the Premier League as a world-class star, does Coutinho have any hope of changing the pattern of the Premier League?
It's no secret that Coutinho is unhappy at Barca and that Barça doesn't like to use Coutinho. From joining Barca to now, Coutinho has hardly been able to bring much help to this La Liga giants, spending hundreds of millions of dollars in transfer fees and even a part of the arrears. Selling Coutinho now is already the best option for Barca, otherwise the time continues to drag on, and the gentleman may have to release the billionaire for free, and, for Barca, it is more important to bear their high salary in the meantime.
In the current Barca squad, Coutinho's salary is already a relatively high type of player, last season Barca was in a huge financial crisis, once called for players to cut salaries, but this does not include Coutinho. According to media reports, even after leaving Barcelona to join Aston Villa, Coutinho still does not want to cut his salary, and Villa does not want to bear Coutinho's high salary, and they cannot afford such pressure. Therefore, the two sides are still communicating on the issue of transfer fees and player salaries.
Since Gerrard took over Aston Villa, he has helped Villa find his own position, and they have also caused great trouble to their opponents when facing strong teams. However, the current Villa's offensive means are relatively single, relying more on the tactical scoring of set-pieces, such a score is indeed very efficient, but it is still not enough for them to complete the qualitative change, so Gerrard needs a player who can create opportunities to sit in the midfield, between the team's offensive and defensive transitions, combing Villa's attack with passes, helping Villa get more offensive opportunities, Coutinho seems to be a good choice.
Coutinho and Gerald are also old teammates, the two are still relatively familiar, if this deal can be reached, for Coutinho, for Gerald, in fact, it is not a small improvement. However, it is still necessary to pay attention to the fact that the transfer fee between the two sides is not easy to achieve, Villa is likely to take the form of loan, and the current Coutinho injury problem has not been completely solved, in the Premier League level confrontation, whether it can persist, still needs more observation.