The footballer can change the club in the coming days.

Catalan Barcelona attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho is close to being transferred to Aston Villa on loan.

New information appears every month about the interest of the Premier League clubs in the Brazilian, but the Birmingham club is the closest to signing Coutinho..

According to Sky Sports, citing Globo, the player's high salary is the only obstacle to signing.. However, Willian head coach Steven Gerrard is a big fan of the midfielder's talent they played with for Liverpool..

Coutinho has played 16 matches for Barcelona in all competitions this season, having scored two goals.

Earlier it was reported about Arsenal's interest in the Brazilian footballer.