Midfielder Philippe Coutinho could do little to prevent Aston Villa’s loss to Liverpool, this Monday, for the 17th round of the Premier League. He came off the bench in the 41st minute to come on for Boubacar Kamara.
According to Footstats, Coutinho made just three passes, two of which were accurate and one was incorrect, without any shots on goal or defensive features applied, such as a tackle or interception. The final score was 3-1, with goals scored by Salah, Van Dijk and Bajcetic. Watkins discounted.
The first two of a triple change…
🟣 1-3 🟢 [86′] #AVLLIV pic.twitter.com/f5sVQlFTE0
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 26, 2022
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.
At the end of the week, according to the newspaper Football Insiderthe player received the endorsement of the English club to find new airs from January 2023.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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