RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Vasco da Gama has signed Philippe Coutinho on a free transfer after the midfielder parted ways with Aston Villa, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Vasco da Gama is close to signing former Lyon and Lille midfielder Thiago Mendes on a free transfer, according to media reports in Brazil.