Aston Villa transfer news: Douglas Luiz agrees loan return
Aston Villa They agreed to re-sign former midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan.
The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus but is set to leave the City Ground to join Villa ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline.
Chelsea were also interested in the Brazilian national team, but sources told BBC Sport his preference was Villa, for whom he made 204 appearances between 2019 and 2024.
Villa sold Luiz to Juventus for £42.5m in June 2024 to help resolve profit and sustainability issues, but he made just three Serie A starts before joining Forest in August 2025.
Villa boss Unai Emery is looking to strengthen his midfield options with captain John McGinn out for up to two months with a knee problem and Boubacar Kamara expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Emery’s side defeated Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for £35 million.
Villa sit third in the Premier League, four points behind leaders Arsenal, and have qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League with one league stage game remaining.
Villa are also expected to sign striker Tammy Abraham from Beşiktaş for £18 million after he passes a medical in England.
The Turkish side exercised an £11.2 million option to buy Abraham, who is on loan from Roma, on Monday and are now preparing to sell the 28-year-old to Villa.
