Barcelona flop willing to lower his salary to join Aston Villa in the summer

Philippe Coutinho is expected to become an economic burden for Barcelona in the summer.

The Brazilian is currently enjoying his time with Aston Villa on loan and it is all but certain that the English Premier League side would want to negotiate on the already settled €40 million price for a permanent deal at the end of the season.

Now, the problems sure do not end there. Coutinho’s Barcelona salary hasn’t been made public, but Mundo Deportivo says it is somewhere around €24 million per year.

This particular aspect is rightly expected to hinder Coutinho’s immediate future as it is evident that Villa will back out in handing him such a lucrative deal.

Now, as it’s been with Coutinho, he has always cooperated in situations like these, be it with Bayern Munich or with Aston Villa. As of today, The Brazilian continues to work on both Villa and Barça’s paychecks as the teams are said to have been sharing his wages.

Before moving back to England, however, Xavi did confirm that he will operate on lower figures but the exact number has never been specified.

“It says a lot about him that he wanted to leave to get more minutes,” Xavi said. “His salary has been reduced. He is a great professional and he wants to succeed. He was struggling here and he has looked for a solution.”

Everyone including the player knows what’s in the best of his interest; a permanent move to the Premier League. For that to happen, though, he needs to lower his wages once again and he is trying to facilitate all kinds of agreements.

The parties involved are on the same page, to say the very least but the only thing that remains is a settlement and a figure that would satisfy both Barcelona and Coutinho.

Since he has a contract until 2023, the team will want to churn some kind of capital out of his sales if not for the aforementioned €40 million. And for the player, it’s all about the wages, something that he will have to take a hit on.