Arsenal have set a goal at Aston Villa, which is being one of the pleasant surprises this campaign in the Premier League. During the summer they made a series of very interesting additions, such as Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby and Youri Tielemans, and this has allowed Unai Emery to have a guaranteed squad to face the four competitions they compete in, after qualifying for the Conference League the previous year.
And now they allow themselves the license to dream of achieving bigger things, and they are only one point behind Tottenham Hotspur, which is fourth, and marks the positions that give access to the Champions League, and three behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who is a leader. The Basque coach has many stars at his disposal, such as Ollie Watkins, Diego Carlos, Álex Moreno or John McGinn, although the most essential star is Douglas Luiz.
In Villa Park he has found his ideal ecosystem to shine, and to be able to show the enormous potential he has, which led the ‘skyblues’ to pay 12 million euros at the time to get him out of Vasco da Gama. He did not have opportunities at the Etihad Stadium, and after a less than fruitful loan to Girona, in La Liga EA Sports, he ended up landing in Birmingham. And now he himself is one of the best midfielders in the English championship, and a fixture in the Brazilian team.
He has a privileged vision of the game, and a lot of influence on offensive plays, as demonstrated by the six goals and two assists he has accumulated. And this has helped Mikel Arteta to be obsessed with incorporating him. He already tried his luck in the summer, but they could not reach an agreement with the team led by Emery. Now, however, he hopes to be able to get the 25-year-old footballer, and for this the Londoners will offer a swap with Emile Smith-Rowe in the operation.
He became one of the great pearls of the Gunners, and was important in the past, but at 23 years old, injuries have hindered his progress, and right now he is a regular substitute for Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz or Fabio Vieira.
Smith-Rowe and 30 ‘kilos’, Arsenal’s offer for Douglas Luiz
Arteta is obsessed with Douglas Luiz, who would reinforce the engine room of the Emirates Stadium, the weakest area of the squad, and for this they will offer the definitive services of Smith-Rowe, in addition to 30 ‘kilos’.
Arsenal trusts Aston Villa to give the go-ahead, and in the United Kingdom they assure that Emery would agree.
2023-11-18 11:07:27
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