Douglas Luiz

Arsenal have made a late move to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in an attempt to reinforce their midfield - and we've compared his stats to the ...

Douglas Luiz – 0.8 (0.1) Mohamed Elneny – 0.9 (0) Grant Xhaka – 1.1 (0.7) Martin Odegaard – 1.7 (0.7) Martin Odegaard – 1.6 (55.1%) Mohamed Elneny – 0 (0%) Grant Xhaka – 0.7 (70%) Martin Odegaard – 0.8 (53.3%) Douglas Luiz – 0.8 (57.2%) But how would Luiz slot in at the Emirates? Thomas Partey – 1.6 (80%) “We are just looking at options in the market.

The Gunners are scouring the market for a central midfielder after losing Mohamed Elneny for several weeks to a hamstring injury, while Thomas Partey is also ...

Villa were adamant throughout negotiations that Luiz would not leave, despite the Brazil international having just one year remaining on his contract. [Palmeiras](/football/team/_/id/2029/palmeiras)' [Danilo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/344844/Danilo), but the Brazilian club are reluctant to let him leave at this point in the season, prompting them to look at other targets. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359)'s deadline day attempts to sign [Douglas Luiz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/320074/Douglas-Luiz) appear to be over after [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) rejected a third bid for the midfielder in the region of £25 million, sources have told ESPN.

ARSENAL have seen a first offer for Douglas Luiz turned down by Aston Villa, according to reports.

[Arsenal](/latest/arsenal-fc) have had a £20million bid for Douglas Luiz turned down by [Aston Villa](/latest/aston-villa-fc), according to reports. Brendan Rodgers does not want to lose another top player in this window. He is in the final year of his contract. [Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea £43m bid, Man Utd deal, Arsenal eye £20m ace](/sport/football/1663020/Transfer-news-LIVE-Chelsea-Man-Utd-Arsenal-deadline-day-Liverpool-Ronaldo-De-Jong) [Mikel Arteta](/latest/mikel-arteta) wants to sign a midfielder following injuries to Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny. Arsenal's interest in Luiz dates back to earlier this year.

Arsenal are going back in with a second offer for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, it is understood. The Athletic reported earlier on Thursday that ...

Luiz’s contract with Villa expires next June. [Mohamed Elneny](https://theathletic.com/football/player/mohamed-elneny-fPweHDfEZTmUJqFs/) has suffered an injury, while [Thomas Partey](https://theathletic.com/football/player/thomas-partey-WvYPPsYnodFQ5XO1/) is struggling with a short-term problem. [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) have had their second offer for [Aston Villa](https://theathletic.com/football/team/aston-villa/) midfielder [Douglas Luiz](https://theathletic.com/football/player/douglas-luiz-CHNVRjeQMpH8Djsg/) rejected, it is understood.

afcstuff understands Aston Villa are looking for around £30m for Luiz, who has less than a year remaining of his current contract, but a deal could be done for ...

[Alamy](https://www.alamy.com/) [deadline day live blog](https://www.sportbible.com/afcstuff/arsenal-deadline-day-live-latest-transfer-news-20220901). [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/manchester-city). [Mikel Arteta](https://www.sportbible.com/mikel-arteta) said: [Thomas Partey](https://www.sportbible.com/afcstuff/thomas-partey-arsenal-news-20220606) and Mohamed Elneny. [2-1](https://www.sportbible.com/afcstuff/arsenal-5-things-we-learned-aston-villa-20220831) at the Emirates.

Liverpool was one of the clubs tipped to land Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, however the Brazillian favours a move to Arsenal instead.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) Sensational Reds Back At It](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/match-coverage/watch-liverpool-9-0-bournemouth-match-highlights-sensational-reds-back-at-it) [Aston Villa](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/startseite/verein/405) in the summer of 2019 from [Manchester City](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-city/startseite/verein/281) in a deal worth £15.12million and finds himself at the end of his deal next summer, with Villa preferring to sell the Brazilian now rather than lose him for free next summer. "We are not in a position where we need to lose our top players but at the same time Douglas has a year to go. I think he is in a fantastic player.

The Gunners are looking to add in midfield following a number of injuries.

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Sky Sports News had been told that four clubs - Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool - were interested in signing Luiz ahead of the transfer ...

There are more than two people in control of [whether Luiz stays] but I'm certainly not one of them. "We are just looking at options in the market. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta wanted the player and has worked with him at Manchester City.