Juventus are reportedly frustrat by the form of former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz and could look to offload him in January.
The Brazilian midfielder was one of Juve’s most expensive signings of the last window, moving to the Allianz Stadium for a combined fee of €50m, which also saw the likes of Enzo Barrenacia and Samuel Iling-Junior swap places for Villa.
However, the 26-year-old has been underperforming in Serie A and Juventus are prepare to sell him to recoup at least part of their investment or find the money in other deals.
Luiz’s subpar performances and Thiago Motta’s limited reliability could see Juventus consider selling the midfielder in January, according to Ufabet Sport.
With Juventus in need of defensive and Promotion ufabet offensive reinforcements. Largely hampered by injuries, and with a limited budget, selling the former Villa man in January would be a way of raising the funds needed to sign another player, or potentially lowering the price of one of their targets by potentially including him in a deal.
In addition, the pink newspaper reports that the improvements Thiago Motta expected from Douglas Luiz never came, as he kept struggling to show the intensity the coach required, with his latest injury further hindering his adaptation to Italian football.
With Juventus forced to bolster their defence and attack, mainly due to injuries, with a limited budget, selling the former Aston Villa midfielder in January would be a way to get the funds they need to sign other players or lower the price of one of their target by potentially including him in a deal.