Douglas Luiz

Steven Gerrard has hinted he could be powerless to prevent Douglas Luiz from leaving Aston Villa on transfer deadline day.

‘We have Sambi and Granit can play there but we are looking at options in the market. [check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). I think he is in a fantastic player. I have made that abundantly clear. That will be Douglas, his agent and what happens around that. [Privacy Policy](https://metro.co.uk/privacypolicy/)

Here's how things currently look for Arsenal amid talk of signing Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa before the summer transfer window closes.

"That will be Douglas, that will be his agent, that will be what happens. We are not in a position where we need to lose our top players, but at the same time, Douglas has got a year to go, and it is one of those really touchy situations where the club has to do what is best for the club, not necessarily what is best for me." There are more than two people in control of that, and I am certainly not one of them," the Villa boss said. "If the right player is available and we can do it we will try." "I am not in control of that. "Well, we were pretty protected in that position, and now we are more exposed," Arteta added.

The 24-year-old's long-term future at Villa Park is believed to be uncertain, as he has less than 12 months remaining on his contract and has allegedly turned ...

[A separate report](/football/liverpool/transfer-talk/news/liverpool-make-gbp20m-bid-for-villas-luiz_493419.html) claims that Liverpool have submitted a £20m offer to sign Luiz, who scored from a corner against Arsenal in Villa's midweek defeat at the Emirates. When asked by reporters after their loss on Wednesday whether the midfielder will remain at Villa Park beyond the summer window, Gerrard said: "I'm not in control of that. Arteta added: "We were pretty protected in [the midfield] position and now we are more exposed, but we have to be prepared for uncertainties, injuries and suspensions. I've made that abundantly clear. I'd like to keep him because he's a fantastic player. "We are just looking at options in the market.

Arsenal have identified Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz as their priority midfield target on deadline day. The Brazilian midfielder was in action at the Emirates ...

While Luiz is a young Brazilian international with Premier League experience, this move certainly isn’t optimal for Arsenal, who should’ve been more proactive in their pursuit of a midfielder earlier in the window. He’s believed to be valued in the region of £20m. That will be Douglas, his agent and what happens around that.

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday; Douglas Luiz scored from a corner for the second time this season but Steven Gerrard says his ...

Arsenal want to bring in a new midfielder · Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny are out injured · Luiz is in the final year of his Aston Villa contract.

THE VERDICT: This would be a smart signing by Arsenal, if they can tempt Villa into doing business. There are more than two people who are in control of that and I am not one of them. AND WHAT'S MORE: Speaking about Luiz's future after Wednesday night's game, Villa boss Steven Gerrard said: "I’m not in control of that.

Mohamed Elneny's injury has left the Gunners with just two fit central midfielders.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING? The Gunners are pushing to bring in another midfielder due to injuries suffered by Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny.

THE VERDICT: This would be a smart signing by Arsenal, if they can tempt Villa into doing business. There are more than two people who are in control of that and I am not one of them. AND WHAT'S MORE: Speaking about Luiz's future after Wednesday night's game, Villa boss Steven Gerrard said: "I’m not in control of that.

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday with Douglas Luiz scoring from a corner for the second time this season; Steven Gerrard said his Villa future is a ...

"We are just looking at options in the market. There are more than two people in control of [whether Luiz stays] but I'm certainly not one of them. I've made that abundantly clear. I'd like to keep him because he's a fantastic player. On Wednesday, Liverpool and Atletico Madrid also made a move for him. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta wanted the player and has worked with him at Manchester City.

Arsenal have made a late move to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in an attempt to reinforce their midfield - and we've compared his stats to the ...

Douglas Luiz – 0.8 (0.1) Mohamed Elneny – 0.9 (0) Grant Xhaka – 1.1 (0.7) Martin Odegaard – 1.7 (0.7) Martin Odegaard – 1.6 (55.1%) Mohamed Elneny – 0 (0%) Grant Xhaka – 0.7 (70%) Martin Odegaard – 0.8 (53.3%) Douglas Luiz – 0.8 (57.2%) But how would Luiz slot in at the Emirates? Thomas Partey – 1.6 (80%) “We are just looking at options in the market.