West Ham target Douglas Luiz is determined to return to the Premier League, according to the latest update from Fabrizio Romano.
The ITK & transfer insider revealed yesterday that Luiz had failed to report for training at Juventus and now faces disciplinary action from the Serie A club.
The stand-off presumably stems from Juve’s refusal to let the Brazilian leave on loan without a guaranteed permanent deal. West Ham are said to have offered to take the 27-year-old midfielder on loan with an option to buy, rather than an obligation—something Juventus are not prepared to accept.
David Moyes’ Everton are also tracking the former Aston Villa and Manchester City man, who now appears to be actively trying to force a move.
Romano, as ever, seems well briefed on the situation and shared the following update on social media:
“Douglas Luiz wants to go back to the Premier League this summer as priority.
His relationship with Juventus is broken and he will surely leave. Agent now in Italy to assess all options.”
Presumably, West Ham and Everton are among those options—but the list of clubs with €40m to spend on a midfielder will be very different from those limited to structuring a loan deal. Either way, Luiz’s Juventus future looks all but over.
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Elliot and Morton too expensive.Sullivan please get into the real world.
I would much rather have Elliott than Luiz or Palhinha.
He is on fire young and if we were to get these 2 it would transform our team.
I can see we are going to have a entire transfer window like Duran chasing players that we are obviously not willing to pay their value.
It is typical of our chairman just raising our hopes.
From a long time fan,but would like to see us have a bit of backbone and put some money in and snap them up, because if you don’t someone else will.
I agree with Paul . Who really wants a player who downs tools when they don’t get their own way.
If his club wants to sell only to recoup what they have paid for him why shouldn’t they.
After all he will be a year older and unless he has a brilliant season his value will decrease. Coming to a club that will undoubtedly struggle again will he down tools again
At 27 DL’s resale value would be a lot less than 40 million . The fact that he’s forcing a sale wouldn’t sit well for Westham having just lost Kudus in similar fashion for cheap .
Never mind him Keep an eye what’s happening close to home Summerville in talks with Turkish club
Luiz is one I’m a bit “Ehh…” towards.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s obviously talented and everything and he’s got PL experience but never really seen the appeal in him.
He could likely do a job for us but I was under the impression the new structure was to buy players with a resale value and he won’t come with that and likely on big wages to boot.
Even if he were to look like Maradona for us, it’s not like he’d be a Payet who comes with a lesser fee and he’ll seemingly come with all of Payet’s baggage.
This will be a red flag for Moysie / Everton, he won’t want a player in his ranks that is prepared to go on strike when they don’t get what they want.
Who is he trying to force the deal through to is the question. Lets hope its us.
Let’s hope it isn’t us why would we want a player that goes on strike to get a move! Do we never learn, haven’t we been held to ransom numerous times in the past, ourselves! He’d really do well with Mr Moyes!