Coutinho, who remains on Aston Villa's books, spent last season on loan in Qatar with Al-Duhail. But that loan spell has come to an end and he is expected to rejoin his boyhood club Vasco after falling completely out of favor at Villa Park.
And Al-Duhail has moved to replace him immediately by completing a deal to sign another ex-Liverpool player in Luis Alberto from Lazio.
Alberto announced his plans to leave Lazio after eight years at the end of the season, having made over 300 appearances for the Serie A side. He has now completed a $11m (£8.4m/€10m) move to Qatar.
And that move has landed Liverpool a seven-figure profit due to a clause it inserted in his $6.5m (£5m/€6m) move to Lazio in 2016. The 31-year-old struggled to make any meaningful impact in his time at Anfield, having arrived three years earlier.
Alberto made just 12 appearances and had loan spells with Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna before moving to Italy. Liverpool agreed a clause in that move to receive 30 per cent of any future transfer fee. It is believed his move to Qatar will see the Reds earn around $3.2m (£2.5m/€3m).
Philippe Coutinho, 31, close to joining new team in biggest downfall yet since Liverpool exit
Coutinho meanwhile will be hoping to get things back on track back in Brazil. He was 26 when he left Liverpool for Barcelona in 2018 but it is a move that has not really paid off for the former No.10.
He did enjoy a brief renaissance in England at Villa, after being signed by ex-teammate Steven Gerrard. But he is not part of Unai Emery's plans and is set to return to the club where it all started.
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