Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho has joined Brazilian Serie A facet Vasco da Gama on a season-long mortgage.
The Brazil worldwide has been loaned out once more after spending final season at Al-Duhail in Qatar.
Coutinho nonetheless has two years left on the contract he signed when he joined Villa completely from Barcelona for £17m in 2022, six months after initially signing on mortgage.
The 32-year-old made simply two substitute appearances final time period earlier than transferring to Doha and has scored six targets in 43 video games for Villa.
Coutinho, who has additionally performed for Inter Milan and Liverpool, made an prompt influence throughout his mortgage and scored on his Villa debut in a 2-2 draw in opposition to Manchester United, ending the 2021-22 season with 5 targets and three assists.
He had value Barcelona £142m, a membership file, in 2018 however struggled in a disappointing four-year keep on the Nou Camp, which was hampered by a severe knee harm.
