{"id":1085772,"date":"2022-05-13T08:32:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T08:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/philippe-coutinho-completes-permanent-move-to-aston-villa\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T08:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T08:32:32","slug":"philippe-coutinho-completes-permanent-move-to-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/philippe-coutinho-completes-permanent-move-to-aston-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Coutinho completes permanent move to Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image_2022-05-13_063131922-696x392.png\"   alt=\"Philippe Coutinho (PC: Reuters)\" title=\"Philippe Coutinho\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philippe Coutinho has scored against Manchester United, Leeds (2) and Southampton since joining Aston Villa on loan<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aston Villa have signed former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on a permanent deal from Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian, 29, moved to Villa Park\u00a0on loan in January\u00a0in a deal which included an option to buy at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He has now signed on a contract running until 2026 for 20m euros (\u00a317m) and is understood to have taken a considerable wage cut from his deal in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a brilliant signing for Aston Villa,\u201d said manager Steven Gerrard.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhil is a model professional and his impact on the group has been very clear since he joined in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the way he conducts himself on and off the pitch, he\u2019s also a valuable role model for our younger players who can only benefit from his experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we look to build towards next season, it is incredible to work at a club that executes its business so decisively and smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coutinho has scored four goals and provided three assists at Villa, although none of those have come in his past eight games.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Barcelona in a \u00a3142m move from Liverpool in January 2018 and had 12 months to run on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard, who was Coutinho\u2019s captain at Liverpool, made it clear after Saturday\u2019s impressive\u00a03-1 win at Burnley\u00a0that he wanted to sign Coutinho permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Coutinho scored 54 goals in 201 appearances for Liverpool, who he joined in a \u00a38.5m move from Inter Milan in January 2013.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 26 goals in 106 appearances for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"9YR5zZ3eP8k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (11-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9YR5zZ3eP8k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippe Coutinho has scored against Manchester United, Leeds (2) and Southampton since joining Aston Villa on loan Aston Villa have signed former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on a permanent deal from Barcelona. 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