Overview
- Reports from Italy, echoed Sunday by Yahoo Sports and EPL Index, say Luciano Spalletti plans to evaluate Douglas Luiz at Juventus in pre-season.
- Aston Villa hold an option to buy for about €25m, reported near £23m, yet multiple outlets say the club may not trigger it.
- Luiz remains tied to Juventus until June 2029 after a 2024 player‑plus‑cash deal valued at roughly €50–51m that sent Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling‑Junior to Villa.
- After injuries and limited minutes in Turin, he spent this season on loan at Nottingham Forest and then Aston Villa, with Forest ending his loan in January and his total at 32 games with one goal and two assists.
- Spalletti views Luiz as a technical midfielder who could help control play, and a successful trial could save Juventus transfer funds before decisions later in pre-season or the summer window.