The speed and extent of the overhaul of attacking options undertaken by Aston Villa during the January transfer window was ...

Aston Villa playmaker Philippe Coutinho is happy where he is currently playing on loan. The attacking midfielder is at Vasco da Gama and has been thriving in the Brazilian domestic league.

After helping his boyhood club to a comfortable mid-table finish, Aston Villa outcast Philippe Coutinho has attracted interest from across the globe as he returns to the Midlands from Vasco da Gama.

WHY on Earth has Unai Emery taken a massive gamble to land damaged goods in the shape of Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford?

Just like Coutinho, Villa will be paying a healthy chunk of Rashford’s salary, their initial contribution believed close to £250,000-a-week. Unai Emery will hope that is where the comparisons end.

Not for Aston Villa, admittedly ... before hiring Emery – the previous season’s flagship signing was Philippe Coutinho, like Rashford a big name on big wages and a cautionary tale now ...

Marcus Rashford is Villa’s highest-profile player signing since Philippe Coutinho. Not since the Brazilian walked through the doors three years ago has a new arrival been the subject of so much ...