Philippe Coutinho joins Vasco da Gama on loan from Aston Villa

Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho is heading home to Brazil to subordinate Serie A broadside Vasco da Gama connected a season-long loan.

The erstwhile Liverpool and Barcelona man spent past play astatine Al-Duhail successful Qatar and still has 2 years near connected his statement pinch nan Villans aft joining them from Barcelona successful 2022.

Coutinho, 32, has scored six times successful conscionable 43 appearances for Villa crossed 2 seasons but had a promising commencement to life successful nan Midlands erstwhile he initially joined connected loan.

He scored connected his debut against Manchester United and racked up 8 extremity contributions successful nan 2nd half of nan 2021-22 season.

Coutinho is 1 of nan world’s astir costly players. He joined Barcelona £142m successful 2018 but did not unrecorded up to expectations successful Spain, chiefly owed to a important knee wounded he picked up.

Vasco da Gama were reportedly keen to bring Coutinho successful connected a imperishable woody this summer, but lacked nan costs to get a woody done.

Aston Villa tin corroborate that Philippe Coutinho has joined Vasco da Gama connected a season-long loan. 🟣

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Instead, nan ex-Inter Milan midfielder will person a impermanent enactment successful South America, earlier re-assessing his options adjacent year.

He is improbable to play successful nan Premier League again arsenic he settles into nan twilight of his career.

At nan highest of his powers, he starred for Liverpool alongside Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge arsenic they challenged for nan title nether Brendan Rodgers.