He’s not even kicked a ball for Aston Villa but the fans already love Philippe Coutinho dearly.
There’s huge excitement about what Coutinho, who’s joined the Villans on loan until the end of the season, can do at Villa Park.
Coutinho makes a return to the Premier League four years after leaving Liverpool for BarcaAFP
The Brazilian is yet to make his debut, however, in preparation for it the fans have already thought up a song for him.
Former star Jack Grealish, who completed a big-money departure from Villa to Manchester City in the summer, may not be best pleased with it though.
To the tune of Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go by Wham!, the song goes:
“Wake me up before you go-go,
“Who needs Grealish when you’ve got Coutinho?!”
Grealish is still very much loved by Villa fans and the chant is largely tongue in cheekGetty
Villa fans will be encouraged by Coutinho’s agent claiming the player took a pay cut to join the club. His representative, Kia Joorabchian, also suggested the player would like to stay in the Premier League beyond the rest of the season.
“When we set out in January to ask Barcelona that we’d like to move, the Premier League it was, we weren’t really considering other leagues,” Joorabchian told talkSPORT.
“This is a league that he’s feeling most comfortable in, he really wanted to come back, he misses it.
“He played in the Bundesliga, he had a great season and won the Champions League, won the league, he had a great experience in the Bundesliga, he’s had a good experience in LaLiga, won multiple leagues, cups.
“But ultimately the Premier League, the intensity and the way the game is played here, that’s the way that he wants to move forward.”
Joorachian also revealed Villa boss and former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard played a huge role in bringing Coutinho in
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