Obviously we don’t know any details yet (and if there will be a loan deal after all) but in my opinion the loan without a mandatory buy-option is not really a big win for us as the only saving only be Coutinho’s salary for the next season plus some loan fees.
What's the alternative? Him stinking up the place for one more year under Valverde?
At least under Pochetino, who is a great coach, he can regain some his previous form. And even if he doesn't, he won't gain shit by constantly being on our bench or being instructed to do fuck all by the great mediocre.
It's the best solution at this point. Even getting his wages off the books foe one year and it's more than he can currently offer for us.
Obviously, if he performs for Spurs, we can recoup a big part of the fee that we have paid for him. Which ia the ideal scenario.