Arsenal showed interest in Douglas Luiz and attempted a last-minute bid when they learned about the difficulties in the agreement between Juventus and Aston Villa. However, the deal with Juventus was too advanced for Arsenal to succeed.

Before Juventus, Arsenal showed interest in Douglas Luiz. When the Gunners learned about the difficulties in the agreement between Juventus and Aston Villa, they made a last-minute attempt to sign him, but it was too late as the deal with Juventus was already well-advanced.

Aston Villa are willing to admit defeat in holding on to Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz and would accept an offer of around €60 million. Arsenal are leading the race to sign Luiz.

Arsenal have identified Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz as their preferred replacement for Thomas Partey, with a £60m bid expected to be enough to get a deal done.