According to David Ornstein, Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa won’t be available for Arsenal to join in January.
In the winter transfer window, the Gunners are anticipated to be looking for a new midfield player. Many names have been associated with them, but none more so than Villa star Luiz. Ornstein, nevertheless, does not think this deal will close.
Douglas Luiz, a star for Aston Villa, has long been a target for Arsenal. On the final day of the summer transfer window of the previous year, the Gunners made a concerted effort to recruit him. Despite their repeated advances, Villa held their ground and wouldn’t budge. After that, Luiz committed to Villa for the long run, and he has been one of their key players ever since.
Despite being an integral member of Unai Emery’s team, he is reportedly Arsenal’s top target for the winter transfer window. But according to Ornstein, he doesn’t think this will happen.
When a fan inquired about Luiz’s potential January transfer to Arsenal during his Q&A on The Athletic, Ornstein responded, “I don’t think so.”
“There is admiration for him among some at Arsenal (hence them trying to sign him the summer before last) but I don’t think that view is shared by everyone. More importantly, the view at Aston Villa has been clear: no chance.”
Arsenal‘s chances of signing Douglas Luiz are becoming slimmer every day.
The Brazilian is having an amazing season at Villa. Unai Emery depends on his brilliance in the middle of the park and the fact that the Villans are doing so well in Europe as well as in the Premier League puts them in a strong position.
The only way Arsenal can sign the ‘unbelievable‘ Luiz is if they agree to pay a ridiculous amount of money to convince Villa.
That is extremely unlikely after how much they spent in the summer transfer window.