標籤: persuaded

Juventus hopes that Aston Villa can qualify for the Champions League this season, so they can sell Douglas Luiz permanently.

This is according to Tuttosport. The Italian newspaper has today covered the Brazilian midfielder’s situation and Juventus’ expectations.

Luiz returned to Aston Villa at the end of the January transfer window. He was on loan at Nottingham Forest, but did not benefit from being under successive managers.

He was eventually sent back to Juventus, where he was also not in the plans. The Italian side instead agreed a deal with Aston Villa for the 27-year-old to return to Villa Park.

That loan deal includes the option for the Villans to make it permanent. Unai Emery’s side would have to pay €28.5m to do so. Sport Witness has covered various reports on that matter, including Earlier this week one said there was confidence that would happen.

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Tuttosport works on it now. According to their information, Juventus are closely watching Aston Villa’s form.

Luiz is currently helping them finish in the top four. They are currently in third place with 51 points, three points ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United. They are five behind Manchester City in second place.

Juventus are ‘obviously hoping’ that will happen. His argument is simple. If Aston Villa qualify for the Champions League, they could be ‘persuaded’ to buy Douglas Luiz permanently for €25m.

€3.5m bonus on card

There could also be an additional €3.5m bonus on the cards for him if the midfielder remains a key player under Emery.

Both would be a timely boost to Juventus’ coffers, especially as Luiz is no longer part of the club’s long-term plans.

In fact, Juventus only sees the midfielder as being at risk of becoming a liability going forward. They want to avoid keeping it with them for a long time and paying more than necessary.

Aston Villa, preferably, would sign him in the summer and prevent that from happening. Qualifying for the Champions League will make that more likely.