OFFICIAL: Barça will not benefit from Coutinho's departure to Qatar

Philippe Coutinho continues his marked descent futbolístico. After a season 2022/2023 in which practically it left to be considered by Unai Emery in the Aston Villa, to the point of not being summoned in 12 of the last 13 corresponding meetings to the Premier League, and be declared transferible, finally the cast of Birmingham has found a place for him in a club of the Half Orient.

The exjugador of the Liverpool, the one who was having participations with the 'Peasant' in the beginning of the campaign 2023/2024, participating in the defeat of his now exconjunto by 5-1 in front of the Newcastle (3') and in the victory by 4-0 in front of the Everton (21') before his injury, recently has signed with the To the Duhail of Qatar, as it was announced in the social networks of the English club. This agreement closed in shape of cession by a year and, as it informs Fabrizio Romano, the cataríes will do charge of the whole of his wage.

Aston Villa can confirm Philippe Coutinho have completed to season-long praise moves to To the Duhail.

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 8, 2023

The Barça no 'rascará' at all by this operation

As a result of this, the FC Barcelona, square that was attentive to his future futbolístico, since they still possess 50% of the plusvalía of a future sale of the player, finally will not obtain economic profit by the transaction in which it was involved the native of Rio de Janeiro. The reason comes given because to activate said clause, the combined 'Peasant' had to arrive to an agreement of traspaso that surpassed the 20 million euros that paid by him in 2022 to the Barça, something that no sucedió.

Philippe Coutinho, the one who has agreement with the Aston Villa until 2026 and whose value of market, according to Transfermarkt, is of roughly 10 million euros, was in looks it of several teams during the recent market of summer. Between some of the groups that mentioned like possible destinations were the Besiktas and the Real Betis, those who, to the equal that the To the Duhail, considered his cession, although finally the exjugador of the Bayern Munich opted by the picture of the Gulf Pérsico, where had more possibilities to follow receiving his high wage in his whole, descartando like this, for the moment, any option that the cast of the City Condal obtained money by him, something that neither generated a lot of expectations in the Catalan club.

Coutinho Follows adding clubs to his career

With this cession, the ex of the Inter of Milan arrives to the eighth club of his extensive career futbolística. His go through the Aston Villa, although it began of promising way under the direction of Steven Gerrard, the one who deposited all his confidence in him, was losing strength with the step of the months and, after the dismissal of the English trainer, his destination remained sealed. In his go through the square of Birmingham, the carioca contested 43 parties in which it annotated six goals and gave three assistances.

By his part, the To the Duhail has received it eagerly, announcing his arrival like the one of a "star of the Seleçãor" Brazilian. In Qatar, will join to a team directed at present by Hernán Crespo and that occupies the third place in the Qatar Stars League. Besides, this combined will contest the League of Champions of the AFC, where will confront , among others teams, to the To the Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo and company.

SeleçãOr Star Coutinho in #AlDuhail

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— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) September 8, 2023

The Brazilian has an opportunity of gold in the Half Orient

Definitely, this experience in the football catarí presents like an extremely attractive opportunity so that Philippe Coutinho relance his career and recover part of the level futbolístico that showed previously. In the To the Duhail arrives like the star and the protagonist of the team, since it is, definitely, the figure of greater renown with which explains the club, together with the leading centre and maximum goleador current of the 'Red Knights', Michael Olunga. So much the FC Barcelona like the Aston Villa probably expect that the ex of the Liverpool stand out in the football of Half Orient so that it increase his value and, who knows, can prolong his stay in this club, already was traspasado by a good quantity of money or waking up the interest of another group for ficharlo of definite way.