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Douglas Luiz has made 14 appearances for Nottingham Forest this season Aston Villa have made a fresh enquiry to re-sign former midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan. The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, but could leave the City Ground before Monday's transfer deadline. Chelsea are also interested in the Brazil international but sources have told BBC Sport his preference is Villa, where he made 204 appearances between 2019 and 2024. Villa sold Luiz to Juventus for £42. 5m in June 2024 to help solve their profit and sustainability problems, but he made just three Serie A starts before joining Forest in August 2025. Luiz's loan to Forest will turn into a permanent move if he makes a certain number of appearances but he has not done so yet. Villa boss Unai Emery is looking to bolster his midfield options, with captain John Mc Ginn out for up to two months with a knee issue and Boubacar Kamara expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Emery's side lost out on Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for £35m. Villa are third in the Premier League - four points behind leaders Arsenal - and have qualified for the Europa League last 16 with one league-phase game to spare. Villa are also expected to complete the £18m signing of striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas imminently after the striker had a medical in the UK. The Turkish side activated an £11. 2m option to buy loanee Abraham from Roma on Monday and are now set to sell the 28-year-old to Villa. Brilliant Brook hits 136 off 66 balls as England pile up 357-3 Watch Guardiola Champions League news conference plus transfer updates Barca president unhappy at teen's 'unpleasant' PSG move Comedy thriller starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton A faceless hacker threatens to expose Finland's deepest secrets Chi is once again forced to contend with life and death Greg Foot investigates testosterone replacement therapy Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? Why did Alcaraz, Sinner & Sabalenka have to remove fitness trackers? Six English clubs and old foes - all to play for on Champions League final day Can unfancied Scots be Six Nations contenders? F1 testing begins - but why all the secrecy? Cal-fouri, a lesser-spotted law & Russell v the Shed - Prem talking points 'Another unbelievable result' - but what's different about Man Utd now? 'Intoxicating title fight impossible to call as Hearts refuse to buckle' Grudge match or homecoming - what next for Pimblett? Why can't Newcastle win without Guimaraes? 'Joyless and toxic' - will Spurs put Frank out of his misery? 'Liverpool's struggles can no longer be hidden by long unbeaten run' Is Sinner-Alcaraz in danger of making majors boring? England fans' World Cup arrest record shows Infantino joke inaccurate Why Norrie exit underlines how Britain is punching below weight Eat & Yap - Arsenal striker Smith answers quickfire questions Video Eat & Yap - Arsenal striker Smith answers quickfire questions The day I discovered the Everton contract Revie never signed Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.