Barcelona legend Lionel Messi Is Nown Aston Villa outcast Philippe Coutinho to Inter Miami, according to reports.
The 31-year-old is currently on a season-long loan at Qatari side Al-Duhail, but it has not gone according to plan.
So far in Doha, he has only made six league starts and played 419 minutes.
According to the Spanish publication AS, because to his restricted playing time, the Brazilian ace might be reunited with Messi at Inter Miaplayer mi come January.
The ex-Liverpool previously worked with the World Cup champion at Barcelona.
If he moves to Florida, he will reunite with ex-teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.
Coutinho joined Barcelona in a £105 million transfer in 2018, spending three seasons and making 106 LaLiga matches.
Both Inter Miami and the Los Angeles Galaxy are interested in him, but no contact has been made to Villa as of yet.
Unai Emery, the manager of Villarreal, recently spoke about the Brazilian’s future.
He
He has not been consistent due to injuries, and we decided after consulting with him and agreeing with him that if anything is beneficial for him, the club, and the team, we can let him go. Then he’ll be able to reach his best performance as a player.”
A transfer to the United States might help the star revive his form, which has waned since leaving Anfield for the Camp Nou.