Coutinho agreed to lower more than half of his salary to continue at Aston Villa

the brazilian Philippe Coutinho (29 years old) was sold this past Thursday to Aston Villawhat did you pay €20 million for his signing while the Barça 50% of the capital gain from a future transfer was reserved. After half a season with the midfielder, he wanted to continue in the Premier League and had to make a significant financial effort to be able to continue with the English team, as reported by ‘The Telegraph’.

Coutinho had one of the highest salaries of the staff of the Barçawith about 16 million euros gross per season as reported by MD, and was aware that the Aston Villa I couldn’t keep track of him. Faced with this situation, the Brazilian accepted a four-year contract, until 2026, at a rate of around 6.5 million euros for each of them. Despite this huge pay cut, Coutinho will continue to be the highest paid footballer in the squad Aston Villa ahead of the also ex azulgrana Luke Dignified and the English striker Danny Ingswho earn about 6 million per season.

The Aston Villa has in mind to reinforce the squad for next season with some important names and the salary effort of Coutinho It will allow the club to move more freely in the market.

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