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Aston Villa The club has made a fresh investigation to re-sign former midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan.
The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, but could leave the City Ground before Monday’s transfer deadline.
Chelsea are also interested in the Brazil international but sources have told BBC Sport that they prefer Villa, where he has made 204 appearances between 2019 and 2024.
Villa sold Luiz to Juventus for £42.5m in June 2024 to help solve their profit and sustainability problems, but he only started three times in Serie A before joining Forest in August 2025.
Luiz’s loan to Forest will become a permanent transfer if he plays a certain number of matches, but he has not done so yet.
Villa coach Unai Emery is looking to strengthen his midfield options, with captain John McGinn absent for up to two months due to a knee problem, and Boubacar Kamara is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
Emery’s side lost out to Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for £35m.
Villa occupies third place in the English Premier League – four points behind leaders Arsenal – and has qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League with one match left in the league.
Villa are also expected to complete the £18m signing of striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas soon after the striker underwent a medical in the UK.
The Turkish side exercised an £11.2m option to buy loanee Abraham from Roma on Monday and the 28-year-old is now set to be sold to Villa.
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