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Aston Villa<\/b><\/a> have made a fresh enquiry to re-sign former midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan.<\/b><\/p>\n The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest<\/a> from Juventus, but could leave the City Ground before Monday’s transfer deadline. <\/p>\n Chelsea<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Villa sold Luiz to Juventus for \u00a342.5m 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Villa boss Unai Emery is looking to bolster his midfield options, with captain John McGinn 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.<\/p>\n Emery’s side lost out on Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for \u00a335m.<\/a><\/p>\n Villa are third in the Premier League – four points behind leaders Arsenal<\/a> – and have qualified for the Europa League last 16 with one league-phase game to spare.<\/p>\n Villa are also expected to complete the \u00a318m signing of striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas imminently after the striker had a medical in the UK.<\/p>\n The Turkish side activated an \u00a311.2m option to buy loanee Abraham from Roma<\/a> on Monday and are now set to sell the 28-year-old to Villa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n