O Corinthians opened talks to sign attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho, from Aston Villa. According to my helmwhich initially published the information, the negotiation is still at an early stage.
The aforementioned vehicle highlights that the 30-year-old player is managed by Kia Joorabchian. The Iranian businessman, former representative of MSITimão’s partner between 2004 and 2006, is the one who is mediating the conversations.
It is worth remembering that Kia played an important role in two relatively recent signings by Corinthians. He was also the go-between for striker Willian and coach Vítor Pereira to the Parque São Jorge club.
Coutinho does not live a great phase at Aston Villa. Initially borrowed from barcelonahe accumulated good performances at the English club, then coached by Steven Gerrard, his former teammate Liverpool🇧🇷
However, Coutinho had a big drop in performance. The midfielder was permanently bought by the Birmingham team in May 2022 and has since failed to resume the good phase. Philippe has played just 13 games this season and hasn’t scored or assisted on English soil.
Aston Villa, as a whole, also didn’t really get into gear this first half of the season, which culminated in Gerrard’s departure. With the arrival of Unai Emery, former coach of Paris Saint-GermainCoutinho can be negotiated, according to the British newspaper Mirror🇧🇷
In addition to playing below what he already presented, Philippe Coutinho also suffered an injury to his left thigh shortly before the world Cup🇧🇷 He was among the names passed over by coach Tite, but ended up being cut and was not called up by the Brazilian Team🇧🇷
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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