SO WOULD LUIZ LOAN BE GOOD DEAL FOR VILLA?

ASTON Villa have reportedly 'made contact' with Juventus about striking a deal which would see midfielder Douglas Luiz return to the club after only a single season away.

- JOHN TOWNLEY

According to reports in Italy, Villa would be willing to borrow Luiz back on a season-long loan basis.

Brazilian international Luiz cost Juve £42million last summer in a deal which helped Villa to avoid any PSR sanctions, but things haven't worked out as Luiz would have intended in Serie A; having started only three league games, he didn’t contribute a single goal or assist last year.

He spoke at the end of the season of how he wasn’t a player who'd hide away from a challenge and that he’d be returning to Turin this summer, after a break, with renewed hopes of improving the general opinion of himself with the club's fanbase after a disappointing beginning, but he may have a choice to make.