Douglas Luiz transfer news: Aston Villa verbally agree deal to re-sign midfielder on loan from Juventus

Aston Villa have verbally agreed a deal to re-sign midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan from Juventus.

Once the paperwork is completed, the 27-year-old will join Villa on loan with an option to buy in the summer, just 18 months after he left to join the Serie A club.

Any permanent aspect of a deal would only cost Villa a fraction of the £43m (€50m) they sold him to Juventus for in June 2024.

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Luiz had his heart set on returning to Villa, where he feels he had the happiest time of his career, despite interest from Chelsea.

Sky Sports News has been told he feels his heart is still at Villa and this was the move he really wanted.

Villa want midfield reinforcements in part because of recent injuries to Boubacar Kamara, who is ruled out for the season, John McGinn and Youri Tielemans, who sustained an ankle injury in their victory at Newcastle last weekend.

Villa targeted a new midfielder on loan after agreeing an £18m deal for striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas.

Luiz has spent this season on loan at Nottingham Forest but has only started five Premier League matches, amounting to just 318 minutes in total.

Luiz, who made over 200 appearances for Villa between 2019 and 2024, is still contracted to Juventus until 2029.

His loan at Forest included an obligation to buy that was conditional on the number of appearances he makes.

Villa are currently third in the Premier League, level on 46 points with Manchester City, and are well placed to progress in the Europa League as well as being in FA Cup competition.

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