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title: "Aston Villa: Spanish outlet provide Philippe Coutinho update"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-04-05T17:35:50Z"
modified: "2022-04-05T17:35:50Z"
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# Aston Villa: Spanish outlet provide Philippe Coutinho update

**Spanish outlet [Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/) have provided an update regarding Aston Villa loanee Philippe Coutinho.**

### The Lowdown: Phillips and Saint-Maximin links

Steven Gerrard is gearing up for his first full season in charge at Villa Park, with a summer shake-up seemingly on the cards.

[Aston Villa latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/aston-villa-latest-developments/)

Reports over recent days have claimed that Villa are set to offload both [Morgan Sanson](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-sanson-up-for-sale/) and [Anwar El Ghazi](https://www.footballinsider247.com/everton-villa-el-ghazi-transfer/) in the summer, and there have also been plenty of rumours when it comes to incomings.

Villa are believed to be readying a £60m offer for Leeds United midfielder [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10683333/Aston-Villa-Kalvin-Phillips-transfer-eyed-Steven-Gerrard-club-ready-60m-bid-Leeds-star.html) and also have their eye on Newcastle United forward [Allan Saint-Maximin](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10679921/Newcastle-ready-cash-Allan-Saint-Maximin-summer.html), who is valued at around £50m.

NSWE may well splash the cash over the coming months, including on Coutinho, who joined from Barcelona in January with an [option](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/07/villa-agree-coutinho-/) to make the move permanently this summer.

### The Latest: Coutinho update

[Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-leaves-aston-villa-impressed-fee-not-a-problem-for-gerrards-side-to-buy-him-in-summer/) relayed an update from [Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/) regarding the 29-year-old on Tuesday morning.

They claimed that Villa are ‘very satisfied’ when it comes to the Brazilian, and that financially the Midlands club will have no problems in meeting the €40m (£33.4m) option agreement.

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### The Verdict: Now for a salary agreement…

There had been talk that [Newcastle](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10674387/Newcastle-ready-offer-Philippe-Coutinho-1M-bonus-convince-join-them.html) were looking to land Coutinho, but it’s good to know that Villa chiefs are happy over paying a big-money fee.

All that needs to happen now is for there to be an agreement when it comes to a full-time Villa contract. The playmaker has proven his quality back in the Premier League with [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdaten/spieler/80444) goal involvements in [11](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdaten/spieler/80444) Villa appearances, but the elephant in the room could be his salary.

Coutinho is currently on [65%](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-coutinho-23311480) of his £300,000-a-week contract, so you’d expect that he may need to take a pay cut in order to sign permanently in the Midlands.

***In other news: [Newcastle now keen on signing another Villa player as advanced update emerges](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-newcastle-take-tristan-goodridge-on-trial/)***