Considered a bench player (when called up) by Thiago Motta at Juventus, Douglas Luiz could leave the Juventus team in January: the news of Manchester City’s interest bounces from England, Pep Guardiola needs a replacement for Rodri in the middle of the pitch.
Douglas Luiz he was honored with a necklace of flowers upon his arrival in Riyadh with the Juventusin view of the match against Milan scheduled for Friday, which means that the 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder – who left for Saudi Arabia together with his teammates – he will at least be on the bench in the Super Cup semi-final. Which is still news, given what has happened to the former Aston Villa man since his arrival in Turin last summer. Just 12 appearances in total, sporadic appearances and for a few minutes, with 11 missed calls (due to muscle fatigue or precautionary rest, as recently happened with Cagliari in the Italian Cup and Monza in the championship), but above all a zero impact, indeed mostly negative for the black and white team. Douglas Luiz, however, still has someone who believes in him and would like to sign him to regenerate him: Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
Manchester City hypothesis for Douglas Luiz: Guardiola needs a replacement for Rodri
According to reports from Birmingham Live, City are dealing with the hole in the middle of the pitch caused by the Rodr’s serious injuryi, out until the end of the season due to a cruciate ligament rupture – is considering taking the Brazilian on loan. After all, Guardiola still has in his eyes what the green and gold international did in the Premier League with the shirt ofAston Villaworn with excellent performance for 5 years, and could be tempted to refurbish it after the Turin disappointment.
Thiago Motta doesn’t seem to ‘see’ Douglas Luiz in his Juventus team
On the other hand, Thiago Motta does not consider Douglas Luiz central to his project: a bench player and nothing more, with the Locatelli-Thuram duo immovable in its 4-2-3-1and also Fagioli ahead of the Brazilian, to whom he allowed only one minute more recovery time at the end of the last match against Fiorentina which ended 2024.
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The operation would make sense for everyone, given the limited use of Douglas Luiz at Juve
A transfer to City – even if so on loana more onerous operation in January is impossible – it would probably make sense for all parties involved. City, struggling with a devastating crisis that has seen them win only twice in the last 14 games, would bring home a short-term replacement for Rodri, while Douglas Luiz could find more playing time than Juventus (it’s not that it’s difficult ) and reevaluate themselves, which would also be beneficial for the Juventus club and for the player invested over 50 million last summernot to mention the savings on the remaining months of a robust salary like that of the midfielder.
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