{"id":641681,"date":"2024-06-21T09:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=641681"},"modified":"2024-06-21T09:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:48:58","slug":"douglas-luis-juventus-transfer-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/21\/douglas-luis-juventus-transfer-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Remain in Talks\u2019: Juventus Make New Bid for Premier League Midfielder After Player Pulls Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Juventus&#8217; transfer offer for Premier League midfielder, Douglas Luiz, is complicated further following <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803501240073990189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggles<\/a> to finalise exit conditions for Weston McKennie, who was supposed to be included as part of an exchange. The Italian club have instead offered Aston Villa Enzo Barrenechea, in addition to Samuel Iling-Junior and an improved cash sum of \u20ac25 million\u00a0for their player.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Juventus Make New Bid for Douglas Luiz After Weston McKennie Negotiations Collapse<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aston Villa Begin Negotiations With Enzo Barrenechea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803696537240822251\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> reports that &#8220;negotiations are underway&#8221; between Aston Villa and Barrenechea, with the Argentinian keen on a move to the Premier League. He will replace McKennie in the multiple-player exchange deal which will see Luiz move to Juventus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was thought this prolonged transfer saga had reached its final stages. In exchange for their midfielder, Aston Villa were <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1801310402690576387\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">prepared to accept<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the initial bid. All players involved in the trade were happy with their new potential destinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2018<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/19\/jeremie-frimpong-arsenal-liverpool-transfer-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This Is The Current Plan\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Delivers Crucial Update On \u00a334M Star Chased By Arsenal And Liverpool<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, it was then revealed that <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803390063557915028\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;no agreement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> had been reached in negotiations between McKennie and his club on exit conditions; the player is now expected to be removed from the deal entirely. As it stands, Juventus&#8217; <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803672629653754079\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">revised transfer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> offer for Luiz is Barrenechea, Iling Jr, and a \u20ac25 million cash sum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who is Enzo Barrenechea?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A part of Juventus&#8217; Next Generation project, Barrenechea is a prospective midfielder who can play both centrally and in a more defensive role. The 23-year-old was on loan at Frosinone last season, making 39 appearances across all competitions. His team was unlucky to be relegated by just one point, but he impressed particularly with his defensive performances throughout his first full campaign in senior football.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barrenechea would be a positional replacement for Aston Villa&#8217;s imminent outgoing. With his current playing experience, he would likely play a rotational squad role with the hope of breaking into the first team over the next few seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Douglas Luiz Remains a Priority Transfer Target<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thiago Motta was recently appointed as the new manager of the Italian outfit, and he has reportedly made the Brazilian midfielder his <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803180536942543072\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;priority target&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The 26-year-old made 53 appearances in all competitions last season, recording a career-high ten goals and ten assists. He would be a versatile, high-quality addition to the squad, potentially boosting their hopes of reclaiming the league title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More: <\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/19\/samu-omorodion-chelsea-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Bid \u00a328 Million For 20-Year-Old Dubbed \u2018Spain\u2019s Next Top Striker\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> held a long-term interest in the player, he is considered <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1737512614077309352?s=46&amp;t=raiP9G-d-XR-I18-f6CKVA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;perfect&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Gunners also had three bids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37631583\/arsenal-exploring-late-move-aston-villas-douglas-luiz-sources#:~:text=With%20just%20over%20an%20hour,How%20has%20your%20club%20fared%3F\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected<\/a> on the deadline day of the 2022 summer window, but a deal for them may be unlikely at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus&#8217; transfer offer for Premier League midfielder, Douglas Luiz, is complicated further following struggles to finalise exit conditions for Weston McKennie, who was supposed to be included as part of an exchange. The Italian club have instead offered Aston Villa Enzo Barrenechea, in addition to Samuel Iling-Junior and an improved cash sum of \u20ac25 million\u00a0for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5048,"featured_media":641790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3838,1362,7188],"tags":[3978],"class_list":["post-641681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aston-villa","category-juventus","category-rumours","tag-douglas-luiz"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5048"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}