Luiz could leave Villa on a free transfer

Aston Villa made the daring name to maintain maintain of Douglas Luiz in the summertime switch window in a choice which will have price the membership £25m.

Liverpool and Arsenal had been each heavily linked with the Brazilian on deadline day however Steven Gerrard was clearly eager to maintain him at Villa Park for the remainder of the season, as he seems to enhance on a disappointing begin to the brand new Premier League marketing campaign.

Sadly for the Villa boss, Luiz will reportedly now stroll away from the membership on a free switch when his contract expires on the finish of this season, with a transfer to a different Premier League facet seemingly on the playing cards.

Arsenal reportedly supplied £25m for the previous Manchester Metropolis man on deadline day as they seemed to bolster their midfield choices however Johan Lange stood agency and rejected the Gunners’ approaches, regardless of the midfield addition of Leander Dendoncker from Wolves.

Since signing from Metropolis, Luiz has gone on to make 117 appearances for the Villans, wherein he has contributed seven objectives and eight assists throughout a smattering of eye-catching shows.

Ought to Villa have cashed in on Luiz?

He was a mainstay in Villa’s facet final season, making 34 appearances within the high flight and averaging a strong 6.77 score from WhoScored, which ranked him because the seventh-best performer in Gerrard’s squad, so it’s straightforward to see why the previous Rangers boss needed to maintain him.

Gerrard said: “I wish to maintain him – he’s a implausible participant and I’ve made that abundantly clear. We aren’t able to lose high gamers.”

Former Villa favorite Gabby Agbonlahor can also be a giant fan of the 24-year-old midfielder, as he sang his praises final season, saying:

“The final two video games Douglas Luiz has been excellent. He’s flying ahead and stepping into the field. He’s been excellent and remodeled.”

No matter how good he has been in Villa colors, with many seemingly holding him in excessive regard, it’s a choice that would come again to chew them from a monetary perspective.

Certainly, it appeared as if the Brazilian’s inventory was excessive this summer season and after scoring instantly from a nook towards the Gunners and versus Bolton, there was no higher proof of his outstanding expertise.

Sadly for Villa supporters, it appears as if this season would be the final they see of Luiz in claret and blue colors, and Lange’s daring choice to maintain him on deadline day might properly have backfired and value the membership £25m, which they may have invested into a brand new midfielder who really sees his long-term future at Villa Park.