Barcelona loans Coutinho to Aston Villa
Brazilian association football player Philippe Coutinho has joined Aston Villa FC from FC Barcelona for the rest of the 2021–22 season, the English club announced on Friday.
“The agreement, which is subject to the player completing a medical and receiving a work permit, also includes an option to buy and Philippe will travel to Birmingham in the next 48 hours,” the Villa Park-based team added.
The 29-year-old joined Barcelona in 2018, after transferring from Liverpool FC for a then-record fee reported to be €160 million. In the meantime, he was on loan to FC Bayern Munich during the 2019–20 season.
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