Coutinho headed to Espanyol on loan

Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho will spend the rest of the season in Spain on loan at Espanyol.

The Brazil international will join the club on a five-month loan deal with Espanyol sitting in fifth place in the La Liga table and just five points back of third-place Valencia.

Coutinho, 19, joined Inter from Vasco da Gama in the summer of 2010 and has scored one goal in five Serie A matches this season.