Nottingham Forest are eyeing a move for out-of-favour Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, according to a report.
The former Aston Villa star is expected to be sold by the Serie A giants this summer after disappointing maiden campaign in Turin.
Luiz, who has been capped 18 times by Brazil, started just three league matches following his £42.4 million transfer last summer.
According to Football Italia, the 27-year-old is attracting interest from Forest, who are set for talks with his representatives this week to hash out a deal.
The outlet claim that the Premier League side ‘have the priority’ in the race for the midfielder despite interest from another side in the English top flight as well as a Saudi Pro League side.
Forest are reportedly keen to agree an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy in the region of £26m (€30m).
Douglas Luiz is expected to be sold by the Serie A giants this summer after disappointing maiden campaign in Turin
Nottingham Forest are reportedly eyeing a move for out-of-favour Juventus midfielder Luiz
Forest reportedly ‘have the priority’ in the race for the midfielder despite interest from another side in the English top flight
Last month, reports claimed that Luiz failed to report for the first day of Juventus’ training camp. A decision that is expected to see him punished by the Turin side.
In April, he hit back at criticism he has faced after a nightmare first year.
On an Instagram post, a fan replied to Luiz and questioned him on whether he had moved to Italy to post on Instagram or to play.
‘I didn’t come here just to post photos,’ Luiz fired back. ‘No one else did that, and I want things to be different. I came here with a purpose. I listened to my heart when I arrived and decided to sign.
‘Now I want you to answer me: why hasn’t a signing like mine played two consecutive games with this shirt?
‘You can say what you want to the press later: “Oh, Douglas is not fit.” Am I not fit? I did all the pre-season and played every game. I had just had one of the best seasons of my career, one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.’
Luiz did go onto reflect on his injury issues in the lengthy reply, before he reaffirmed his commitment to Juventus.
It has been a stormy year off the field for Luiz, who reportedly split from his footballer girlfriend Alisha Lehmann in May over different visions for their futures.
They first began dating in 2021 before they broke up a year later and rekindled at the start of 2024.
Since then, the couple had enjoyed a close relationship and both sealed a move to Italian giants Juventus during the summer window last year.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lehmann and Luiz split some time ago and the pair are seen having different futures with Juventus, with the former expected to stay while the latter may leave.
Luiz only played once during Juventus’ Club World Cup campaign, which lasted four games, and that was as a second-half substitute in their first match against Emirati side Al Ain – when the Italians were already 4-0 up.
