Arsenal
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Chelsea are plotting to signal Douglas Luiz for the remainder of the season, in line with The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
The 27-year-old is presently on mortgage at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, however he has been struggling for normal soccer motion.
Since becoming a member of the West Bridgford outfit, he has made solely eight Premier League appearances, with three coming off the bench.
Accidents restricted his involvement earlier this season, however he has began twice within the English league since Sean Dyche changed Ange Postecoglou on the helm in October.
Chelsea have already got loads of choices in midfield, however they nonetheless need to add Luiz to their ranks on this switch window.
Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Andrey Santos, Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia are all on their books.
However Essugo and Lavia have struggled with accidents this season, with the previous but to play since making his debut for the Blues within the Membership World Cup in June.
Luiz boasts loads of expertise and might function as a deep-lying midfielder or in a extra box-to-box function.
He’s extremely rated for his dribbling abilities, defensive contribution and ball development.
Luiz began his profession at Vasco da Gama earlier than transferring to Manchester Metropolis as a 19-year-old in 2017.
After a two-year spell at Girona, the Brazilian joined Aston Villa in the summertime of 2019.
He performed an instrumental function in serving to the membership to security on the ultimate day of the 2019-20 season, earlier than two mid-table finishes beneath Steven Gerrard and Dean Smith.
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old loved his greatest soccer beneath Unai Emery, as he scored 9 targets in 2023-24 to assist the Lions to a Champions League end.
Luiz’s performances within the West Midlands satisfied Juventus to spend £42.35 to signal him in 2024.
However the transfer didn’t work out, because the Brazil worldwide made no purpose contributions in 27 appearances for the Serie A membership.
Stats from Transfermarkt
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