Aston Villa have reached an settlement with Barcelona to make the loan transfer for Philippe Coutinho a everlasting one this summer time for effectively beneath the reported preliminary asking worth.
The Brazilian joined Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa in January, and has proved an immediate hit on his return to the Premier League. Now 29 years previous, and off the again of a slender few years exterior of England, the diminutive playmaker has racked up 4 targets and three assists in 14 high flight outings since making the midlands transfer.
And, inserted into the deal was believed to be an choice to buy the participant, which was thought to face at 40m euros ought to Gerrard and co. want to take action. Nonetheless, as per stories in Spain, a everlasting deal is now anticipated to be struck for lower than half of that.
Aston Villa are closing on Philippe Coutinho everlasting deal. It’s totally agreed on participant aspect – he needs to remain as he’s very happy with Gerrard. 🇧🇷🤝 #AVFC
Payment will likely be near €20m, as per @gerardromero @ffpolo.
Last element to be mentioned with Barça: cost phrases. pic.twitter.com/pIPR7LPVim
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) Might 10, 2022
This will likely be music to the ears of Aston Villa followers, who’ve loved the moments of magic dropped at them by the previous Liverpool man, and who will possible proceed to reap the rewards of Gerrard’s contacts within the transfer market.
What subsequent for Watkins?
One man whose future is much less clear is Villa striker Ollie Watkins, who has caught the attention of West Ham and Arsenal this 12 months.
And, as per the Guardian, it’s West Ham who’re at present chasing the former-Brentford man most diligently, with rumours of a transfer price as much as £50m within the pipeline.
David Moyes’ aspect actually have that cash to spend, having seen a similar-sized bid for Darwin Nunez rejected within the dying embers of the January transfer window. Nonetheless, whether or not they can be prepared to half with it with a purpose to safe Ollie Watkins fairly than the Uruguayan is one other matter,
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Premier League desk
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 35 | 68 | 86 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 35 | 64 | 83 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 35 | 39 | 67 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 35 | 14 | 66 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 20 | 62 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 34 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 36 | -21 | 43 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 34 | -7 | 42 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 36 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 34 | -19 | 35 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 35 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 35 | -35 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 35 | -38 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 35 | -53 | 21 |
| Participant | Team | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 12 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 10 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Participant | Team | Pink Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Participant | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Stated | West Ham United | 6 |
