Philippe Coutinho will prioritise the footballing project as he decides his next move this month, as it emerged Aston Villa are in talks to sign Barcelona star.
The 29-year-old has been offered to a number of Premier League clubs with Barcelona keen to lose his and other high salaries off their books so that they can register new £55million signing Ferran Torres.
Ambitious Villa have the added pull of having Coutinho's former team-mate and captain Steven Gerrard as manager. That would be an obvious attraction for Coutinho who also has a degree of interest from Arsenal and Tottenham.