Juventus are said to have tabled a cash-plus-players offer for Aston Villa's influential Brazilian international
Douglas Luiz has been linked with several European giants this summer(Image credit: Getty Images)
Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz is reportedly close to agreeing a move to Juventus that would see two players plus a fat wad of cash go to Villa Park in return.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano writes that a deal is ‘moving to the final stages’ to send the Brazilian international to Turin, with Juve players Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior set to be makeweights in a deal that will also cost Juventus somewhere between £21m-£25.5m.
Romano adds that new Juventus gaffer Thiago Motta is insistent that the club sign Luiz for him, and that ‘the deal is 100% on and close’.
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26-year-old midfielder Luiz joined Villa from Manchester City in 2019 and played an increasingly important role for the side as they have climbed the Premier League table.
The 15-cap international claimed nine goals and ten assists in all competitions last season as Unai Emery’s side claimed a Champions League place by finishing fourth. However, with two years left on his current deal Luiz has long been linked with a move away from Aston Villa with Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool all touted as potential destinations over the past few months.
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Juventus Thiago Motta is said to be dead set on signing Douglas Luiz (Image credit: Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
20-year-old wideman Iling-Junior is a former Chelsea youth prospect, but moved to Juventus in 2020. An England under-21 international, Iling-Junior has been on the fringes of the first team this season, making 24 Serie A appearances, just four of which were starts.
Defensive midfielder Barrenechea, 23, spent last season out on loan with fellow Serie A side Frosinone and started all but six of their league games in an unsuccessful battle against the drop. He as made just five first-team appearances for Juventus, all in the 2022/23 season.
Weston McKennie was previously reported to be included in the proposed part-swap deal instead of Barrenechea, but the US international has since been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur instead for a reported £15m.
Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
