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Aston Villa: Report claims Douglas Luiz could be going back to Manchester City

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A report in Globo Esporte (via Sport Witness) claims that Aston Villa could be set to lose Douglas Luiz to Manchester City this summer.

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The report claims that Pep Guardiola’s side are preparing their squad for next season, and one player who could be arriving at the Etihad is Luiz.

It is claimed that he has a clause in his contract that would allow City to repurchase Luiz for £25m and that he now has a visa for the next two years.

Luiz was sold to Villa last summer for £15m after he failed to make a senior appearance for City, but it now looks like he could be on the way back.

Although, there are conflicting reports, with John Percy claiming that Man City have no plans to exercise the buy-back clause.

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Luiz made 36 Premier League appearances for Dean Smith’s side as they narrowly avoided the drop.

Three of the 22-year-old’s last four games saw him turn in performance ratings of 7.44, 7.41 and 6.93/10 (as per WhoScored), with the Brazilian impressing across the restart period for Villa.

Villa would make a profit of £10m if City were to activate the buy-back clause, but they would be losing a player who had a decent run of form since the restart and looked by the end of the season that he had settled into his role in Smith’s side.

City already have the likes of Fernandinho and Rodri who can play in the role that Luiz usually plays in, but perhaps they see him as the long-term successor to Fernandinho, who is 35 and spent most of the 2019/20 season at centre-back.

This could be one to keep an eye on as the transfer window progresses, and Villa fans may well hope that it doesn’t come true.

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