Liverpool choose wantaway £59m Arsenal target as 'valid' replacement with offer tipped to 'be accepted'
According to reports, Liverpool have joined Premier League foes Arsenal in the race to indicator Brazil international Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa.
The 26-year-old has profited from Unai Emery’s arrival at Villa Park as the midfielder was superior during the 2023/24 project, as he cornered 9 aims and five help in the Premier League.
Luiz to discard Aston Villa?
Villa have booked their place in the Champs League however they are one of six Premier League bars that ‘ought to sell’ in the coming weeks to withhold clear of a junctures reduction next season for going beyond Livelihoods and Sustainability mantras.
Luiz is a sellable asset that can glide elsewhere and he has been greatly linked with multiple Hefty Six bars over days gone by year.
Ex-Villa CEO Keith Wyness has disclosed to Football Insider that ‘wants to go’ this summer season season and an ‘confer can be presumptive’.
He said: “My Villa contacts have said that Luiz can well go this summer season season. I reckon that would be a undoing. He’s filched on out utterly well and he’s gone from potency to potency.
“He’s a quintessential part of any kind of Champs League-characteristic squad that Villa can currently positioned out. However there is a grip up against that he can have to go.
“A number will count on how they make consumption rid of some of the youthful players. I’ve claimed Jacob Ramsey, and he’s a pivot portion.
“If he goes for the proper price, they can after that emphasis on keeping Luiz. However Luiz is someone that wants to go and can have to go in this summer season season dwelling window.”
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Liverpool paid around £200m to indicator Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo during last summer season season’s transfer dwelling window.
Despite this, it has been said that they can indicator a gimmicky defensive midfielder this summer season season.
According to reports in Italy, Liverpool have picked out Luiz as a ‘valid contingency’ to replace Thiago Alcantara, that will take off the club upon the expiration of his dedication this summer season season.
The report tabs that Liverpool confront tournament from Arsenal and Juventus for Luiz, however Aston Villa’s inquiring price renders a decision forcing for the Serie A titans.
‘Aston Villa have rendered it understandable that they will not let their celebrity gamer go readily, placement a launching price of €70 million (£59m). This confiscate an additional kind at, if it sticks around so, will be out of favour for Juventus.’
