ASTON VILLA completed the permanent signing of Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho on Thursday in a deal the La Liga club said is worth €20 million (£17 million).
The Brazilian has impressed since arriving at Villa on loan in January after struggling to make an impact at Barcelona.
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Barca confirmed the transfer includes a 50 percent sell-on clause if Coutinho leaves Villa.
The former Liverpool star, who has scored four times and contributed three assists for Villa, has agreed a contract that runs until 2026.
“This is a brilliant signing for Aston Villa,” Villa boss Steven Gerrard told the club’s website.
“Phil is a model professional and his impact on the group has been very clear since he joined in January.”
All the best to the Cox family I hope ye have all the help ye deserve. Best wishes :)
@David O Brien: He won’t. Nobody with a brain injury in this country gets anywhere near the level of care that they should do. It’s a disgrace what they had to go through, but at least their profile helped get him some decent rehab. Others aren’t so lucky and just get banished to a nursing home & left to rot. Hopefully his case will help change that
@David O Brien: I second that.
Good luck Sean..
Best wishes to Sean and his family. It will certainly be an inspirational read. Well done Martina
YNWA
It has to be said, Liverpool FC have been remarkable to Sean & his family, Sean was name checked in the celebrations on winning the league. Well done JURGEN & LFC
Apologies something went wrong with my twitter account when replying to another story from Journal.ie sorry for any offence caused
@Maurice Frazer: no offence taken Maurice these things happen
God if the HSE got 2
@Maurice Frazer: what you on about?
@Looney Tunes: yea wtf is he on about ?
@Ronan Dunne: sorry all, something went wrong while replying to a post from Journal.ie ??
@Maurice Frazer: ah fair play Maurice, the journal messed up again,it’s the people that gave a thumbs up to a comment that doesn’t make sense,that has me puzzled
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