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Juventus pay €50m to Aston Villa for Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz

The 26-year-old helped the Premier League club qualify for the Champions League next season

Douglas Luiz will join Juventus from Aston Villa in a €50m deal. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Wire
Douglas Luiz will join Juventus from Aston Villa in a €50m deal. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Wire
Sun Jun 30 2024 - 15:17

Juventus have confirmed the purchase of Brazilian international Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa for €50 million.

The 26-year-old midfielder played a key role in helping Villa qualify for the Europa Conference League and Champions League over the past two seasons and made over 150 appearances for the club.

Luiz joined Villa from Manchester City in the summer of 2019 after starting his career at Vasco da Gama in his native Brazil.

He made his senior international debut a few months after joining Villa, and won a gold medal for Brazil at the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.

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Juventus marked the signing by saying on their club website: “Douglas Luiz embarks on a new adventure with Juventus after five years with Villa, where he has shown exponential growth technically, physically and tactically. Welcome to Juventus, Douglas. We can’t wait to see you on the pitch!”