aston villa from barcelona, on loan until the end of the season, and there s an option to buy too. coutinhojoined barcelona in a £142 million move from liverpool in 2018. he was brilliant at anfield but struggled to make the same impact in spain. however, he s re uniting with villa boss steven gerrard, who was his captain at liverpool. and newcastle have been busy too. they ve confirmed their first signing since their new owners took over. england full back kieran trippier has joined from atletico madrid. he s played for boss eddie howe before at burnley and joins for £12 million. but newcastle fans will be hoping he s the first of many to come and help the club battle against relegation from the premier league. it s a player i know really well from our time early together. i know
and can help the club battle against relegation from the premier league. that s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. more reaction there from the fourth test in the ashes series in sydney and sarah has more in sports day. we will talk more about novak djokovic. we are due some sort of court decision on monday. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. this is the immigration detention hotel where novak djokovic is being kept. adnan has been here forfive months now after being moved from another facility. i live in level two, and djokovic lives in level one. that is the food we ve been served
and joins for £12 million. but newcastle fans will be hoping he s the first of many to come and help the club battle against relegation from the premier league. he s a player i know really well from our time early together. i know he will bring a huge amount on and off the pitch, his leadership quality, winning mentality, he is driven to succeed and i think all his experiences he has accumulated in the game will help us in our current position. on the pitch i think he is an outstanding technical player who will attack very well and bring a level of calm to our play on the ball, and he is a top defender as well. we are delighted with the signing. that s all the sport for now. as you heard there in our sport bulletin australian officials have cancelled the visa of another tennis player. it s after authorities said they were reassessing the entrance documents of two people following the drama involving novak djokovic.
he was brilliant at anfield but struggled to make the same impact in spain, however he s reuniting with villa boss steven gerrard, who was his captain at liverpool. and newcastle have been busy too. they ve confirmed their first signing since their new owners took over. england full back kieran trippier has joined from atletico madrid. he s played for boss eddie howe before at burnley and joins for £12 million. but newcastle fans will be hoping he s the first of many to come and help the club battle against relegation from the premier league. that s all the sport for now. let s return to our top story and the rising level of staff absences at hospital trusts across the country fuelled by coronavirus. in the midlands, the latest figures from nhs england show more than 4200 staff were absent due to covid
is keiran trippier who s now been confirmed as newcastle s first signing since their new owners took over. the england full back has joined from atletico madrid. he s played for boss eddie howe before at burnley and joins for £12 million. but newcastle fans will be hoping he s the first of many to come and can help the club battle against relegation from the premier league. that s all the sport for now. i ll have more for you in the next hour. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been granted bail ahead of his trial for rape and sexual assault. the french international will have to live at his home address, surrender his passport and not have contact with any of the people he is accused of attacking. mr mendy has been charged with seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault relating to five women. the former prime miniser theresa may hasjoined renewed calls for a hillsborough law to break the cycle of injustice for bereaved families. relatives of those who died at hi