Returning to England this winter, following leaving Liverpool for Barça in January 2018, Philippe Coutinho has been having a blast in the Aston Villa jersey for several weeks, scoring 4 goals and delivering 3 assists in 10 games played. Loaned to the Birmingham club until the end of the season, the Brazilian, who is coming to the end of his contract in June 2023 with FC Barcelona, should still not return to Catalonia.
According to Sports world, Steven Gerrard, the coach of Villa and former teammate of Coutinho at the Reds, would have already asked his management to permanently attach the services of the former player of Inter Milan by lifting the option to buy 40M€. The Brazilian is also reportedly being followed by Arsenal and Newcastle but he is said to be uninterested in the idea of joining the Magpies.
