{"id":617300,"date":"2022-09-01T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617300"},"modified":"2022-09-01T08:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:30:39","slug":"arsenal-aston-villa-douglas-luiz-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/arsenal-aston-villa-douglas-luiz-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: Arsenal in Deadline Day Pursuit of Aston Villa Key Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/arsenal-mykhaylo-mudryk-brentford-everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> are making a deadline day move for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/aston-villa-diego-carlos-horrible-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a>\u2019s Douglas Luiz, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1565271711624429568?s=21&amp;t=9-XPW0Ab9tJX_XpSESaB8g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Romano also reported that the situation is \u201cnot an easy deal\u201d but that the player is \u201ckeen on the move\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlgWh2gWIp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a> have confirmed Arsenal are preparing an offer.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Are Preparing an Offer for Douglas Luiz<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal are now really trying to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa. Not an easy deal at all \u2014 but Arsenal trying with agents working on it. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeadlineDay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Player understood to be keen on the move \u2014 up to the clubs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CQz4fxql6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CQz4fxql6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1565271711624429568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0The Midfielder Is Keen on the Move<\/h3>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side are looking to reinforce their midfield options after his squad have suffered a number of injuries, more recently to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/david-ornstein-arsenal-injury-mohamed-elneny\/\" target=\"_self\">Mohamed Elneny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/arsenal-transfers-deadline-day-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Transfers on Deadline Day &#8211; Still Time for a New Winger to be Signed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The club sit on top of the Premier League table and remain the only team with a perfect record after achieving five wins in five games. New arrivals will only strengthen Arteta\u2019s pursuit of silverware and Champions League qualification this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Aston Villa Reluctant to Sell but Player Will Push<\/h3>\n<p>Villa are reluctant to let the 24-year-old leave and have insisted he is not for sale, however, Luiz is keen to make the move to north London. Steven Gerard\u2019s side faced defeat to the Gunners on August 31 and admitted post-match that he was \u201cnot in control\u201d of keeping the Brazilian at the club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>West Midlands Side in Turmoil This Season<\/h3>\n<p>The West Midlands side are 19th in the league and have only acquired three points out of a possible 15. They have lost four games so far and fans are requesting the board to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djrusske\/status\/1563902200476229632?s=21&amp;t=9-XPW0Ab9tJX_XpSESaB8g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">relieve Gerrard<\/a> of his duties as manager.<\/p>\n<p>Luiz joined Villa in 2019 after previously representing Manchester City in 2017. He has since made 107 league appearances including four in the 2022\/23 campaign so far, in which he has contributed a goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/premier-league-predictions\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League Predictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s only the fifth match-week, Villa are currently stuck in the relegation zone and show no signs of being able to maintain form or display an attacking threat.<\/p>\n<p>If the decision is ultimately left to Luiz, it\u2019s clear why he may choose to pursue a transfer to Arsenal, who look a promising side to rival the top spot this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Arsenal are making a deadline day move for Aston Villa\u2019s Douglas Luiz, according to Fabrizio Romano. Romano also reported that the situation is \u201cnot an easy deal\u201d but that the player is \u201ckeen on the move\u201d. The Athletic have confirmed Arsenal are preparing an offer. 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