Aston Villa have entered into dialogue with&#a hundred and sixty;Barcelona&#a hundred and sixty;over the everlasting signing of&#a hundred and sixty;Philippe Coutinho&#one hundred sixty;this summer season, reviews the Mail Online.
The Brazilian is presently on mortgage in the Midlands, having scored four instances since his January switch.
Villa have reportedly made the Spanish club an initial offer of £12m, but no rate is but agreed - Coutinho is below contract at Camp Nou till June 2023.
The midfielder struggled to make himself a ordinary in 4 years at Barcelona and is now back in English football, looking the clock tick down on his eye-watering contract - really worth a pronounced £480,000-a-week - which expires in June and lets in him to transport on a unfastened transfer this summer time.
Those monetary information are a part of the motive why Gerrard's attempts to signal him permanently have hit a stumbling block, even with a £33million charge agreed upon. With Villa only paying 25 percent of his weekly salary, Coutinho might should take a great pay reduce to stay inside the midlands.
