Posted on 10 January 2022 at 7:00 am by AD As announced by FC Barcelona, an agreement has been reached with Aston Villa for the loan of Philippe Coutinho. According to the Spanish press, Steven Gerrard, the current coach of the Villans, was one of the great architects of the success of this file. Forced to reduce its payroll to strengthen its workforce and be able to register Ferran Torres in its workforce, FC Barcelona had to get rid of Philippe Coutinho. And with the help of Aston Villa , it is now done. As the Catalan club announced this Friday morning, an agreement has been reached with the Villans for the loan of Philippe Coutinho until the end of the season. While a € 40m purchase option has been negotiated between the parties, the Brazilian attacking midfielder could even leave FC Barcelona permanently when the season is over. This Sunday, Sport.es provided more details on the behind the scenes of the departure of Philippe Coutinho. As reported by the Spanish media, < strong> Steven Gerrard would have played a big role in this file. Close to Philippe Coutinho, the legend of Liverpool would have managed to convince his former partner to join him at Aston Villa. It remains to be seen whether the Brazilian will return or not to FC Barcelona on July 1. 
Philippe Coutinho convinced by Steven Gerrard?
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