Barcelona midfielder Philip Coutinho can be set to return to England and Premier League, with various clubs interested in signing it this January. Aston Villa have acted as leaders to secure his signature and have already discussed a possible loan deal for the first Liverpool star.
The Brazilian played 16 matches for Blaugrana this season, but mostly off the bench, and he is very keen to leave this month to secure more playing time ahead of the Qatar World Cup. Coutinho failed to convince new Barcelona Head coach Xavi Hernandez that he deserves the title role, and therefore the Catalan club wants to remove him from the books in order to be able to register Ferran Torresas well as other potential arrivals.
Aston Villa manager Stephen Gerrard played along with Coutinho v Liverpool and is keen to reunite as multiple sources say the clubs are negotiating a loan. Gerrard it is known that he was a big fan of the 29-year-old when he was in Liverpool and praised him highly in the past.
Other interested clubs
Everton were also associated with the move Coutinhodespite his past connections with their arch rivals, and is also said to have been in contact with Barcelona… Liverpool themselves are believed to be monitoring the situation, while the other two teams have reported that Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur – also say they are interested in an attacking midfielder.
Coutinho joined Barcelona in 2018 for a record fee for the club, but generally fell short of expectations. He really wanted to make the most of a second chance at the Camp Nou this season, but he is desperate to try Brazil for Qatar in 2022, and it seems like his best chance to do so is to leave Catalonia.