It’s not the start of a dream season for Coutinho. The Brazilian knows he’s not part of Unay Emery’s plans for his Aston Villa and the manager is already looking for a way out for the midfielder. But now the news comes in the form of an injury.
In the duel against Everton, in which the “Villains” prevailed 4-0 on the scoreboard, the Carioca entered the field in the 63rd minute, everything has already been settled. Less than 20 minutes had passed when he injured the back of his leg, in the thigh area.
He lay stretched out on the field for several minutes and showed clear signs of pain. and he had to be assisted by the technical staff and his teammates to leave the field. “Cou” knew things weren’t going well and that there could be a problemSomething serious, hence her tears.
Philippe Coutinho left the pitch with injury just 20 minutes after coming on. He can’t take a break 💔 pic.twitter.com/aRogfU56Vl
—OneFootball (@OneFootball) August 20, 2023
All of this happened a day after his name appeared in the transfer rumours. As reported by Fabrizio Romano, clubs from Qatar and Saudi Arabia were ready to make a final push to enlist the Brazilian’s services. but now everything changes. Should the worst predictions be confirmed, it’s normal for Philippe to stay in England, which nobody wants.
The last year and a half of Coutinho’s career has been marked by physical setbacks. Whenever he’s tried to get back to the first-team dynamic, An injury fueled any hope of “resurrection.”