Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz showed his quality against Arsenal last night with reports linking the Brazilian with a £15 million transfer to the Emirates Stadium.
Luiz came off the bench to play the final quarter of Villa's loss against the Gunners and scored the visitors' equaliser from a corner kick, with the ball bypassing everyone and flying straight into the back of Aaron Ramsdale's net. After the game, Villa boss Steven Gerrard seemingly opened the door for the Brazilian midfielder to leave the club on Deadline Day, admitting 'the club has to do what is best for the club'.
A central midfielder is thought to be Arsenal's priority area to strengthen, with both Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny set for a period on the sidelines after picking up injuries earlier this week. football.london understands that Luiz is among a list of players that the Gunners have looked at in the past, with January 2022 the last time he was seriously considered by Edu and Co.
