TRO Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) superlatives seem to dry up, talking about this lad. There simply isn't enough. Edited March 11, 2022 by TRO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denaldinho Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 He is 29 now needs to settle down somewhere eventually just hope it's the villa - Quality player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Would getting rid of certain players such as Hourihane, Kalinic, Trezeguet, El Ghazi and Targett pay for Coutinho's wages? It's a no-brainer really isn't it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Would getting rid of certain players such as Hourihane, Kalinic, Trezeguet, El Ghazi and Targett pay for Coutinho's wages? It's a no-brainer really isn't it? I think the summer will bring a big overhaul regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Denaldinho said: He is 29 now needs to settle down somewhere eventually just hope it's the villa - Quality player. I would tend to think, leaving the main issues aside, having 4 South American families for his wife and kids to tap in to, must bring a settled environment. Wives have a big influence......(as did Alex Gerrard, in Steves Decision)......and being happy, is not to be sniffed at. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, TRO said: superlatives seem to dry up, talking about this lad. There simply isn't enough. Absolutely true. Just sit back and enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, AV82 said: .. and he'll be 30 by the time we'll be putting up 40m and astronomical wages. It's a valid debate. Players stay at their peak longer now, assuming they look after themselves. Modric (36), Kroos (32) and Benzema (34) still bossing it for Real. 35 is the new 30 in football! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 We just need to be creative with the contract. He's on a rumoured £480k per week at Barca, with one year to run. He'll never get a contract like that again We should be looking at maybe £250k per week on a three year deal with an option for a fourth year. Plus a big signing on fee and perhaps a loyalty bonus in a couple of years. I'm sure we can sort something out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 3 hours ago, AV82 said: .. and he'll be 30 by the time we'll be putting up 40m and astronomical wages. It's a valid debate. And 12 months younger than KDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 We’ve got peak Coutinho in our building. His form and performances are back at the level before he left the Prem, he’s happy, the club want him- im sure it will all be made official in the close season. This is where Villa kick on again and im here for it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, Kingman said: And 12 months younger than KDB 7 years younger than Thiago Silva 4 years younger than Karim Benzema 6 years younger than Fernandinho 5 years younger than Cavani He's age is no problem...He was only at Liverpool 5 years, his longest serving club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 What I love about him and find so remarkable is that he seems so humble for someone with such world class ability. He's the best player on the pitch every time he plays, and was a world record signing not even 5 years ago but when you see him you would think he just broke through the academy or something. Seems like a lovely guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 5 hours ago, AV82 said: .. and he'll be 30 by the time we'll be putting up 40m and astronomical wages. It's a valid debate. not every single signing needs to be with the long term in mind. if he helps us achieve a europa league place in the next couple of seasons or so it'll be worth it. not to mention the ambition it shows other potential signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 4 hours ago, TRO said: superlatives seem to dry up, talking about this lad. There simply isn't enough. It’s still not sunk in. After his debut at VP when we were walking back to the car my boy just said ‘dad, I can’t believe I’ve just saw Phillippe Countinho play football, and I can’t believe it was for us’ Even last night I said similar to the boy, it’s ridiculous really. Watching him is absolute joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, av1 said: It’s still not sunk in. After his debut at VP when we were walking back to the car my boy just said ‘dad, I can’t believe I’ve just saw Phillippe Countinho play football, and I can’t believe it was for us’ Even last night I said similar to the boy, it’s ridiculous really. Watching him is absolute joy. I don't speak to my cousin much since he moved down south, but last night he called me just to sing that Coutinho song down the phone. Magic indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Keyblade said: What I love about him and find so remarkable is that he seems so humble for someone with such world class ability. He's the best player on the pitch every time he plays, and was a world record signing not even 5 years ago but when you see him you would think he just broke through the academy or something. Seems like a lovely guy. He is proper humble, an it's why I think if it was up to him personally, I think he would be happy to stay for around £150k a week. But it's his agent who's gonna kick up the fuss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: He is proper humble, an it's why I think if it was up to him personally, I think he would be happy to stay for around £150k a week. But it's his agent who's gonna kick up the fuss. His agent works for him. Any player that sits back and lets their agent make noises is doing so because it suits their purposes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, abdomlahor said: not every single signing needs to be with the long term in mind. Exactly. Long term plans in a short term football industry seems a little conflicting anyway! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 They way I look at it, it's 40 million plus a huge wage. In return you get an outstanding talent for the next 3 to 4 years. But what that also buys you is an increased performance level of players around him. Your essentially paying the money to get another 10-20% out of the players who he is linking up with, carrying the ball for, drawing fouls for. There's absolutely no doubt the reason for our upturn in our form is in direct correlation with Coutinho's fitness improving and his role in the team being cemented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 He lifts the entire teams quality level (according to the other players in interviews, Cash, Ollie, Martinez, Ings, Ramsey) The manager wants him as his number 1 perm signing and repeated this last night. Purslow and the owners have been awesome in supporting the manager. Coutinho wants to play every game in prepetration for the world cup, he also seems happy and now lives locally and his family has regular dinners with Emi, Emi & Dougs family (source Martinez's interview) Unless the money is insane then it feels like this is a good fit overall. I would hate to see another club swoop in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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