Aston Villa confirm permanent Philippe Coutinho transfer to Vasco da Gama
The 33-year-old spent last season on loan at the Brazilian side, with the two clubs agreeing to make the switch permanent. His Villa contract was set to run until next summer and he was one of the club's highest earners at £135,000 ($184k) a week.
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Coutinho initially joined Villa on loan from Barcelona in January 2022, reuniting him with then-manager and former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard. He signed a five-year contract at Villa Park following a £17m transfer later that year and made 43 appearances for the team in total, scoring six goals and providing three assists.
His last appearance for Villa came in a 4-0 win over Everton in August 2023, where he played 20 minutes as a substitute, having spent the rest of the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Qatari side Al-Duhail.
Coutinho began his career in Vasco de Gama's youth system and was signed as a 16-year-old by Inter in 2008. He remained at the Brazilian club on loan for two years before making the move to Italy in 2010. He made 47 appearances for the team and had a spell on loan at Espanyol in 2012.
After struggling for minutes at Inter, Coutinho joined Liverpool in January 2013 and went on to become a staple of the side under Brendan Rodgers and then Jurgen Klopp. He made 201 appearances in a Liverpool shirt, recording 54 goals and 44 assists.
Coutinho moved to Barcelona in January 2018 in a deal worth £142m and won the La Liga title in his first season at the club, helping them retain it the following year.
He was loaned to Bayern Munich for the 2019-20 campaign, coming off the bench to score twice against Barcelona in an 8-2 Champions League semi-final win ahead of a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
Coutinho returned to Barcelona at the end of the season but suffered a meniscus injury in December that saw him miss the remainder of the 2020-21. He made 16 more appearances for Barcelona the next season to take his total to 106 before joining Villa.
Aston Villa can confirm that Philippe Coutinho has completed a permanent move to Vasco da Gama.
Everyone at Aston Villa would like to thank Philippe for his service to the club and wish him all the best in his future career.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) July 4, 2025
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