Despite initial reports from Brazil saying Philippe Coutinho was about to give Aston Villa a transfer request, that no longer seems to be the case.
That’s said in a new story from Lance, who claim Corinthians haven’t given up on signing the midfielder.
The outlet writes the chances are very little, since they’d need him to be released by Aston Villa, and they haven’t seen a big will from the English club of doing that.
It’s claimed that even though Coutinho would like a return to Brazil, where he’d have more chances of going back to the national team, he doesn’t want to ask the Premier League side to be transferred.
Corinthians have a great relationship with his agent, Kia Joorabchian, on their side, and are said to be watching the situation ‘with caution’. They’re reportedly confident that the representative will be working on that move, even though the chances of succeeding aren’t big.
The turnaround in this situation seems to be Unai Emery’s change of attitude towards the player, who was used in Villa’s last three matches and could become a real option in the final months of the season.
