There now comes a key ten days or so for Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz as he awaits clarity on his immediate future in Italy. Brazilian international Luiz left Aston Villa in the summer for more than £40m, a sale facilitated to help ease Villa's PSR concerns, but things haven't gone quite according to plan halfway through his first campaign.

Luiz has struggled with injuries this season and has started just three matches in Serie A this term, but he did start in Juve's goalless draw with Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the whispers suggesting that the midfielder's coming second half of the season could lie away from the Old Lady.

Villa were linked with a romantic loan return for Luiz this month, and president of football operations Monchi has already said on the record before now that he would look into it in future if it ever presented itself. Manchester City, who Villa bought Luiz from in 2019 because they couldn't secure a work permit, have also been linked.

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Now, it has emerged two more sides from England's top flight would be eager to offer Luiz another crack at the Premier League before the deadline on the 3rd of February. Newcastle United have been credited with an interest, as the two clubs continue to negotiate over a deal which would see defender Lloyd Kelly move to Turin.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are another team like Newcastle and Villa who harbour Champions League ambitions under Enzo Maresca. They too have been 'offered' the chance to bid for Luiz, amid their own midfield concerns currently; that particular department of Chelsea's squad has been ravaged by injuries lately and they could add an extra option before the deadline.

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