Particularly Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa is admired. Arteta knows Luiz well, having monitored his progress on loan at Girona during their time at Manchester City.
Time for this man to get his thread.
3 years of experience in the PL with Villa, former Man City player that Arteta knows.
Still only 23 and a Brazilian international.
Contract expiring in 2023.
Aston Villa are on the up, with a new manager and have already made some decent signings.
We have left it far too late for them to replace one of their better players, so why would they sell him?
As usual we leave everything too late and we’re not going to get any replacement for Aubameyang so the best we can do is a CM but if we’re not getting Luiz, just get Wijnaldum until the end of the season rather than spending more on a panic buy.