Douglas Luiz entered the final year of his contract at Villa Park.
According to journalist Pete O’Rourke, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would love the opportunity to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in January.
The North London club attempted to prise the 24-year-old away from the Midlands outfit on deadline day in the previous transfer window but were ultimately unsuccessful in their pursuit of his signature.
90min reported that the Gunners saw two bids rebuffed by Villa for Luiz as they were determined to keep him at the club despite bringing in Leander Dendoncker from Wolves.
An opening offer was turned down before Arteta’s charges returned with a second bid totalling £23 million plus add-ons, yet that was also rejected by the Midlands outfit.
Arsenal technical director Edu and Arteta were said to be ‘pushing hard’ to complete a deal for Luiz after he entered the final year of his contract at Villa Park.
And O’Rourke believes that if the north London outfit are still ‘going well’ by the winter window, then Arteta may revive his interest in Luiz.
He told GiveMeSport: “So, if Arsenal are going well, are still near the top of the table, Mikel Arteta, I think, would love the opportunity to bring in Douglas Luiz just to add to his squad options.”
Luiz has scored 15 goals in 118 appearances for Villa since arriving from Manchester City back in 2019, gaining plenty of Premier League experience in that time.
The South American has proven himself to be a reliable performer in the top-flight, and if Arsenal can snap him up in a cut-price deal, he may turn out to be an astute acquisition.
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