Football Insider understands that Aston Villa have granted Philippe Coutinho permission to hold transfer talks with Middle Eastern clubs this summer.
Aston Villa star Philippe Coutinho has been given permission to hold talks with Middle East clubs,The 31-year-old is the subject of concrete interest from Qatari and Saudi Arabian clubs in the final two weeks of the window.
A Qatari club is believed to be in pole position to sign Coutinho as they discuss a “huge” offer to lure the player to the Middle East.first revealed Saudi Arabian interest in Coutinho in April towards the end of a wretched campaign for the BrazilianHe is understood to be the top earner in the Villa squad and that has made it very difficult for them to offload him in the summer window.
The Midlands giants converted Coutinho’s initial loan from Barcelona into a permanent deal last summer.Coutinho has played just three minutes of football for Villa this season after falling drastically down Unai Emery’s pecking order at Villa Park. He made a superb return to England in 2022 under Steven Gerrard, scoring five goals and assisting three times for Villa in 19 appearances after joining in the January window.
However, Coutinho has struggled for game time since Gerrard’s departure in October 2022 and has been surplus to requirements under Emery.
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