Gerrard insists on his desire to sign Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho was once again the protagonist in the triumph of the Aston Villa before him Leeds United (0-3) by scoring the goal that opened the scoring and the Brazilian continues adding good performances in the Premier League after arriving on loan in the last winter market.

The good performance of Coutinho is surprising and Barça They begin to see the possibility of making money for the Brazilian international, for which the Aston Villa has a 40 million purchase option euros at the end of the season.

your technician Steven Gerrard He is delighted to have Coutinho in the Aston Villa and he insisted again that his wish is to be able to count on the Brazilian next season, although it will not be a simple business.

“It’s a pleasure to see Philippe Coutinho play, we want him here. The 40 million purchase option? It’s more complicated than people think. The option is there. If it were my money, I think you already know the answer” assured Gerrard about the possibility of definitively signing Coutinho.

The Aston Villa seems willing to take the 40 million purchase option, but still has to negotiate with Coutinho his salary and the Brazilian should make a very important economic effort to be able to continue in Birmingham for the next few years.

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