Philippe Coutinho is about to be dropped from Aston Villa

The Brazilian has been the subject of interest all summer, including the interest of Turkish club Besiktas.

But reports now suggest the 31-year-old will leave Villa Park for Al-Duhail.

Coutinho has only played twice as a substitute this season and is expected to leave, despite the England transfer market being closed.

Speaking on Friday, Unai Emery said:
“He (Coutinho) is leaving, but we are waiting to see if the deal is done. Philippe is a very nice person and we must always respect him as a human being. “Secondly, as a player, he played at a very high level. He was unable to play properly due to injury and we decided to speak to him and agreed that if something is good for him, good for the club and the team, we can let him go. he left.

“Then he can get back to his good form as a player. Then it was a matter of whether he finished it or not.

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According to reports in Spain, Joao Felix has turned down offers from Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United to pursue a dream loan move to Barcelona.

The Portuguese winger has gone through a tumultuous period since moving to Atletico Madrid for a record £113m and has gradually fallen out of favor with manager Diego Simeone. The 23-year-old was loaned to Chelsea by Chelsea during the January-June-2023 transfer window in an attempt to regain his footing but was unable to fulfill the promise that brought him to the Metropolitano.

New coach Mauricio Pochettino considers the winger redundant for Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2022/23 season and has decided not to exercise the option to buy the loan clause.

But instead of seeking a return to the Premier League by other means, Felix decided to force a transfer in La Liga, to league champions Barcelona.

According to Mundo Deportivo, this involves rejection offers from several other top clubs in England and Saudi Arabia.

Liverpool are said to be prepared to swap striker Darwin Nunez in another direction, and Manchester United are also interested in loaning the player. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa were supposed to lead the race for the player in July but could not secure Felix’s service for their 2023/24 campaign.

Saudi side Al-Hilal also had a long-term interest in the player, before deciding to buy Neymar Jnr, who signed for the team for a staggering £78m, giving him a boost 130.0 million pounds a year.

Felix made his Barcelona debut after crying on his debut for the Blaugrana over the weekend, but the player had to make a lot of sacrifices to get this fairy-tale move.

The player will receive just £342,000 (€400,000) for the whole season after taking a staggering salary cut to join Xavi Hernandez’s champions and Felix’s parent club will pay the player an extra $1, £3m (€1.5m) to ensure the movement continues.

Before joining Barcelona, ​​​Felix drafted a new long-term contract with Atletico under which he would stay at the club until 2029.