Injury-hit Villa want Luiz to bolster midfield optionspublished at 09:33 GMT
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa sold Douglas Luiz to Juventus for £42.5m in June 2024 to help solve their profit and sustainability problems, but he made just three Serie A starts before joining Nottingham Forest in August 2025.
Villa boss Unai Emery is looking to bolster his midfield options, with captain John McGinn out for up to two months with a knee issue and Boubacar Kamara expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Another Villa midfielder, Youri Tielemans, is also set for a period on the sidelines after he came off injured at Newcastle on Sunday.
Emery’s side lost out on Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for £35m.
Villa are third in the Premier League – four points behind leaders Arsenal – and have qualified for the Europa League last 16 with one league-phase game to spare.
