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title: "Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz ready to push for exit"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-07-02T16:41:20Z"
modified: "2022-07-02T16:41:20Z"
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# Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz ready to push for exit

**Douglas Luiz could try to ‘force’ his way out of Aston Villa amid interest from AC Milan, according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/hope-aston-villa-player-can-force-issue-push-exit-current-demands-e25m/)).**

### The lowdown

Having lost Franck Kessie to Barcelona at the end of his contract, Milan are pushing for a new midfielder.

Their top target is Lille’s Renato Sanches, but he’s now [finalising a move to Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/renato-sanches-set-to-seal-move-to-psg/). And the Serie A champions have identified Villa midfielder Luiz as an alternative.

Significantly, he’s now [into the final 12 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/douglas-luiz/profil/spieler/447661) of his contract with the Midlands outfit, who know this may be their last opportunity to cash in.

### The latest

Aston Villa have [apparently](https://sportwitness.co.uk/hope-aston-villa-player-can-force-issue-push-exit-current-demands-e25m/) placed a €25million (£21.6million) price tag on Luiz.

But Milan hope that Luiz will ‘force the issue’ and compel Villa to accept a lower fee.

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### The verdict

It would arguably be a blow for Villa to lose Luiz ahead of the 2022/23 season.

Last term, [only two of Steven Gerrard’s players](https://fbref.com/en/squads/8602292d/Aston-Villa-Stats) (with ten or more starts) recorded a better points-per-match average than Luiz’s 1.24 (Emiliano Martinez and Ashley Young).

Villa’s goal difference with Luiz on the pitch was +0.17 per 90 minutes, which is again the third-best record (behind Philippe Coutinho and Jacob Ramsey).

This suggests he’s an important player, whose absence may be felt.

Luiz is, after all, a nine-times capped Brazil international who’s been dubbed a ‘[bow and arrow](https://tbrfootball.com/aston-villa-star-douglas-luiz-praised-by-national-team-boss/)‘ by manager Tite.

Villa may have signed Boubacar Kamara, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll make the same impact.