When you’re in elite football, the line between being a movie villain or hero is very thin, but in the case of Philippe Coutinho, that line was crossed from 2017, when he changed Liverpool to Barcelona. The Carioca player has always been a technical prodigy and his legacy at Anfield Road speaks for itself, but when he arrived in the Catalan capital, his recurring physical problems also came to light
Coutinho has been one of the many victims of the price he paid, in this case €135m. However, the injuries and erratic performance of the Brazilian midfielder at Camp Nou doomed his adventure to a settlement, and after his transfer to Bayern Munich, Barcelona chose to let him go to Aston Villa for 20 million euros
Coutinho seemed to get his best version back with the change of air, because apart from shying away from all the noise that required more performances from him at Barcelona, he started off very well at Aston Villa. In his first few appearances, the former Liverpool man was scoring, assisting and, above all, marking the return of one of the best footballers in Premier League history
However, it didn’t take long for him to pick up another injury, and once again, Coutinho faded into the background. So much so, that just a year and a half after he was officially named the final signing of the Villains, he would be ready to break his contract to do like other Brazilian footballers and embark on one last adventure in his career for his native country
According to BeSoccer, Corinthians FC is close to reaching an agreement with Coutinho. In addition, at Arena Corinthians, he could be reunited with the former Blaugrana and one of his old friends
Therefore, the player who is still a footballer of special quality, is about to make the final leap in his career towards his retirement after suffering injuries. Undoubtedly a great loss due to a recurring problem such as physical problems, but great footballers like Eden Hazard or one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Sergio Asengo, went through the same nightmare. The person who arrived at Barcelona to partner Dembella and between the two to forget about Neymar, had the worst luck
