Former Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho has reportedly taken a huge wage reduction to secure his exit from the Blaugranas.<\/p>\n
The talented Brazilian had greatly impressed former Liverpool teammate and current Villa boss Steven Gerrard and is now assured of remaining at Aston Villa after agreeing to a four-year after joining the club on a six-month loan deal in January permanent move to the Premier League side.<\/p>\n
Gerrard had openly expressed his appreciation of the Brazilian\u2019s football talents on the pitch and stated his desire to keep the 29-year-old in recent weeks and Villa finally reached an agreement to sign him from the Spanish giants.<\/p>\n
Coutinho\u2019s original purchase clause was \u20ac40m in the original deal but was rejected by Villa and Barcelona agreed to accept a \u20ac20m fee instead with the off-loading of the former Liverpool winger benefitting Villa the asking price substantially reduced and the Catalans retaining a 50% sell-on clause on him.<\/p>\n
According to reports from the Daily Telegraph, the determination of all parties determination to secure a deal was key to sealing it, with Coutinho agreeing a humongous 70% salary drop to leave, with a new weekly wage of \u00a3125,000.<\/p>\n
Well, the important thing is that he is now finally happy, after a long, disconsolate spell at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n
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