Aston Villa authorizes Philippe Coutinho to look for another club, says newspaper

The Brazilian Philippe Coutinho received the endorsement of his club, Aston Villa, from England, to find new airs from January 2023. At least that’s what guarantees the English newspaper Football Insider🇧🇷

According to the publication, the club is willing to cede Coutinho “just a year after his arrival” as he “has fallen down the pecking order at Villa this season”.

Less than a week ago, the player was targeted by Corinthians🇧🇷 Coutinho is managed by Kia Joorabchian, an Iranian businessman and former representative of MSI, Timão’s partner between 2004 and 2006, which has a good flow within the São Paulo club.

Still, Kia played an important role in two relatively recent Alvinegro signings. He was also the intermediary for striker Willian and coach Vítor Pereira.

According to the report, Coutinho and his staff showed interest in returning to Brazil, but Aston Villa should expect proposals in the European transfer window, which could complicate for the São Paulo side if something more advantageous appears in the period.

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Coutinho does not live a great phase in the English club. Initially loaned by Barcelona, ​​he accumulated good performances in the team then coached by Steven Gerrard, his former Liverpool teammate.

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. He has only played 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. Unai Emery, former Paris Saint-Germain coach, arrived in his place.

In addition to playing below what he has 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 national team.