Mercato: surprising destination for this Barça flop! (OFFICIAL)

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Mercato: surprising destination for this Barça flop! (OFFICIAL)

A big name from FC Barcelona will continue his career on the other side of the world.

It was expected, it is now official: Philippe Coutinho is a new player from Al Duhail. Aston Villa confirmed the transfer of the Brazilian attacking midfielder to the Qatari club this Friday. The Auriverde international has been playing with the Villans since 2021 after an extremely disappointing spell at FC Barcelona and a loan to Bayern Munich. This is not a definitive transfer since the Birmingham club confirmed that the operation had been finalized in the form of a loan.

“Aston Villa can confirm that Philippe Coutinho has completed a season-long loan at Al Duhail, can we read in an official press release from the club. The Brazilian initially signed on loan for Villa in January 2022 and immediately shone in claret and blue, scoring on his debut against Manchester United. His impressive performances later spawned his move from Barcelona to Villa Park as a permanent player and he made 43 appearances for the club, scoring six goals. »

The arrival of Philippe Coutinho is a nice blow for the Qatari championship, which could also be improved by that of Marco Verratti. In the shadow of Saudi football and its shower of stars, Qatar remains active on the market.

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Manu Tournoux

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