Among the many reports regarding Arsenal’s hunt for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz today, we’ve seen Italian journalist Rudy Galetti claiming there was already an agreement between club and player.
The Gunners would now have to reach a deal with the Villans, and despite the report saying the feelings are positive, the parties would need to work quickly to get the transfer done before the deadline.
It turns out Galetti is now back with an update on this case. He claims that Douglas Luiz is ‘pushing’ for the transfer to Arsenal, having asked Aston Villa ‘to facilitate the agreement’ with the London side.
The journalist claims it will ‘be a race against the deadline’, but highlights that there’s the will to close the deal in time for the move to go through.
🚨🔥 Douglas #Luiz is pushing for the transfer to #Arsenal. He has asked to #AstonVilla to facilitate the agreement with #AFC. 🤝
🗣️ It will be a race against the deadline, but the will is to close the deal on time. 🐓⚽ @TheTransferEx #AVFC #Transfers #DeadlineDay https://t.co/2D3J2AP7D8
— Rudy Galetti (@RudyGaletti) September 1, 2022
This morning, we covered reports from Brazil which brought more details on Arsenal’s pursuit.
It was claimed by ESPN that following the match against Aston Villa on Wednesday, club director Edu Gaspar approached Douglas Luiz to talk about their desire to sign him.
The midfielder then spoke to Steven Gerrard, and that kicked off the talks for the move.
