So Barcelona just gave Couthinho to Gerrard and Aston Villa and it shouldn't be a surprise as Couthinho really doesn't desire to play for Barcelona and his best moment of his career was indeed with Bayern even if with Liverpool had some great moments too. Regarding Villa , I think it's a great choice for him to come back to EPL and especially to work again with Gerrard as the two of them are really friends off-pitch and this will help Couthinho to find his great shape back at 29 years of age.
He could still do very well at 29 if used regularly,and I know there is no way he will be at Villa that Gerrard will not use him regularly.
Barcelona parting ways with Coutinho is a very good deal for both parties.I believe he will pick form at Villa and become one of the best players in England.
Barcelona has to determine which players are essential and try to get ride of the rest, especially those who aren't playing regularly and with a decent salary. That's the only way to make the team great again
Coutinho career in Barcelona wasn't like what he expected but he can prove himself in EPL.
Coutinho`s career is just going down since he joined Barcelona a few years ago and it dosent have an upside.Now he is going to Aston Villa that is mostly a middle table team in the premier league or a team that is fighting to stay in the league.At least he will be the main player there.
Coutinho's biggest mistake was when he decided to move to Barcelona, where Coutinho's career was ruined. Whereas with Liverpool, Coutinho achieved
his best performance. Hopefully Coutinho's decision to return to the Premier League makes him find his best game again. Moreover, Coutinho prefers
Aston Villa over Arsenal and Newcastle, that's because at Aston Villa it was Steven Gerrard's presence that influenced Coutinho's decision, maybe
Coutinho hopes that Gerrard, who has played together at Liverpool, can make him able to bring out his best game. I think Coutinho's decision is right,
apart from having Steven Gerrard as the main coach, playing for Aston Villa will give Coutinho more playing opportunities. Because we know Aston Villa
don't have many star players, so Coutinho can be the main player. According to Fabrizio Romano who is a transfer specialist journalist, reports that
Aston Villa will only pay part of Coutinho's salary. In addition, Barcelona also provides a permanent buy clause at the end of this season if Aston Villa
are interested in buying Coutinho permanently.