On February 10, Beijing time, 29-year-old Brazilian international Coutinho contributed 2 passes and 1 shot in 13 minutes against Leeds United. Tony Juan Martí, a reporter for the Daily Sports, said Barca were optimistic about Coutinho's situation in Villa and could just recover 25 million euros.
Four years ago, Barca brought in Coutinho from Liverpool for 160 million euros, and Coutinho's value in the Transfer Market soared to 120 million euros. Now, Coutinho is worth only 18 million euros in the Transfer Market. In order to free up salary space for 55 million new signings Ferran Torres to complete the registration, Barca loaned Coutinho to Villa.
After Coutinho returned to the Premier League, he scored a goal in his debut against Manchester United, and in this round against Leeds United, he scored a master stat of 3 goals in 13 minutes. According to statistics, Coutinho has scored four goals in 3 Premier League games at Villa, which is more than in the last 25 games at Barca.
Gerald loves Coutinho, and as long as Gerald doesn't go out of class, it is estimated that the probability of Vera buying out Coutinho is still very high.
Coutinho's loan with Villa expires at the end of the season, while his contract with Barca expires next summer. Barca don't want the €160 million transfer fee to go awry, so "plead" villa to buy out Coutinho after the lease ends. Barca's requirements are not high, and the psychological price is only 25 million euros. Journalist Juan Marty revealed that Barça even believes that it can sell Coutinho for 25 million, even if it loses 140 million, it is a huge success.
All these years, Barca have been in a loss-making business, and Dembele, who was introduced for 145 million euros, has torn his face and left the team freely after spending the last 4 months. Griezmann, who brought in 120 million euros, sent Atletico back, and the buyout was only set at 40 million euros. Even if Villa and Atletico bought out Coutinho and Griezmann at the same time, Barca still lost 360 million euros on these three hundred million gentlemen.