Former Barcelona midfielder Phillipe Coutinho, who played with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi at Nou Camp, will join two former teammates at Inter Miami Club in a surprise transfer.
Coutinho is playing for Al Duhail in Qatar, on loan from Premier League team Aston Villa , when he is no longer part of the team’s main plans.
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Despite playing for Aston Villa under coach Steven Gerrard, Coutinho has fallen below the priorities of new strategist Unai Emery. And with Aston Villa currently ranked second in the Premier League rankings , this team seems to no longer miss Coutinho’s services.
Therefore, the Brazilian midfielder left Villa for Qatar in the summer, where he scored 2 goals in 6 appearances in the domestic tournament. He also showed impressive form in the AFC Champions League, scoring two goals and providing one assist in just three matches.
And with Messi’s “indications”, the Florida team is trying to please the Argentine superstar, by attracting many former Barca players, aiming to win titles this season. If he moves to Inter Miami , Coutinho will be reunited with former Barca teammates such as Messi, Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
This Brazilian player spent about four and a half years at Camp Nou, from 2018 to 2022, including one season on loan to Bayern Munich (2019-2020 season). However, Coutinho’s career did not progress much during his time playing for Barca with a total of 106 matches.
One of the brightest highlights during this period for Coutinho was winning the Bundesliga and Champions League titles with Bayern Munich while he was on loan.
Currently, the 31-year-old Al Duhail player feels unhappy in Qatar with his season-long loan contract, because things are not going according to his wishes. With a total of 419 minutes on the field so far in Doha, Coutinho has only started 6 matches.
According to Spanish newspaper AS, Coutinho’s limited playing time made him depressed and the Brazilian player opened the door to free himself by reuniting with Messi at Inter Miami this January.
Coutinho left Liverpool with a £105 million contract in 2018, spent more than three seasons at Barcelona with World Cup winner Messi and made 106 appearances in La Liga.
Villa coach Unai Emery recently talked about the Brazilian player’s future: “Philippe Coutinho is a very good person and always plays football at a very high level. It’s a pity that he cannot play stably due to injury and We decided to do something good for Coutinho. We will let him go, so we can find his good performance.”
Moving to America could help this player regain his form, which has lost his shine since moving from Anfield to Camp Nou. And it’s not just Inter Miami, the LA Galaxy team, where another former Barcelona teammate, Riqui Puig, is playing, is also interested in Coutinho.
