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Coutinho could not be for the work of ending up at Newcastle

Published:1/04/2022 - 00:04h

Updated:1/04/2022 - 00:04h

Philippe Coutinho has been linked again with a move to Newcastle for next season, but the footballer has other plans and the 'magpies' option raises doubts in him

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Philippe Coutinho will be one of the big protagonists of the market of signings estival and his future is an incógnita. Has agreement with the FC Barcelona until 2023, but desconoce if the Aston Villa, club in which it is yielded until the summer, will exert the option of purchase of 40 millions that have on the Brazilian. It is a possibility that, for the moment, seems far.

In the Villa Park are loved with Coutinho. It has reencontrado with his best version and is being key in the approach of his trainer and ex mate, Steven Gerrard. However, from the club have glided that they will not pay 40 'kilos' by his traspaso and that, if the Barça wants to sell it, will have to go down considerably his economic pretences.

In the middle of this, have appeared new clubs interested in the traspaso of 'Cou', that yes would be had to pay his signing. The Newcastle is one of them and recently has desvelado that will go in again in the 'bidding' by the Brazilian, as already they did it in January. The money will not be a problem, but from 'Sportive World' have explained that the footballer would not have between his plans recalar in the St. James' Park in the short term.

Of agreement to this information, Coutinho would have the intention to be still in the Aston Villa. It has refused, in principle, the approaches that have produced from the Newcastle or the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta, but especially of the 'urracas'. It does not convince them the project neither calls him the attention, although already they have communicated him that they can equalise the wage that has in the Barça (that now it is paid, in a percentage, by the Villa).

Adapted in the Premier League

What yes seems clear is that, whatever happens, Coutinho will continue in the Premier Bequeath, where has adapted of wonders. It happened of 'erase' of the map in the Barça during medi season to be one of the leaders of the team, with four goals and three assistances in ten parties, reconociéndo recently that it feels to taste in the Villa Park and the English championship.

In an interview to 'Globe Esporte', commented that "I think that have adapted me well to my return to the English football. It is a championship that know and seat me very playing. You can not play in England without being in good fitness. Have a beautiful history in the Liverpool, was happy there, now am beginning to write a history in the Aston Villa. I was very very received by all and this has helped me a lot".

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