Vasco de Gama president Pedrinho admits Coutinho deal 'not simple'

Pedrinho concedes the deal isn't straightforward for the Villa midfielder, who was on-loan with Al Duhail last season.

He explained: "Regarding Coutinho, I will take the liberty because I am the one who has been playing from the beginning," he said.

"It is not a simple negotiation, as people think and say. Coutinho must lose his link with the Qatari club and also rent Aston Villa for a year.

"The bureaucracy is tedious and time-consuming and it is no one's fault, it is part of the process that needs to be addressed."