Coutinho joins Aston Villa from Barcelona

Brazilian star, Phillippe Coutinho, has completed a return to the English Premier League with a sensational loan signing by Aston Villa from Barcelona.

Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle on Friday.

Romano noted that the deal, which would see Coutinho in action with Aston Villa until the end of the season, also included an option to buy the attacking midfielder from Barcelona.

He tweeted, “Official, confirmed. Philippe Coutinho joins Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona. Deal signed.

“The agreement also includes an option to buy and Philippe will travel to Birmingham in the next 48 hours”, statement confirms.

“Steven Gerrard, key factor. Here we go.”

Coutinho, who will be reunited with his former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard, the Aston Villa manager, joined Barcelona for £145m in January 2018 from Liverpool.

Coutinho spent five years at Anfield with Brendan Rodgers signing him from Inter Milan in the winter transfer window in 2013.