Nottingham Forest transfer news: Douglas Luiz emerges as potential January arrival?

Nottingham Forest person reportedly identified Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz arsenic a imaginable January signing.

During the summer, Juventus committed to paying €50m (£41.74m) to motion the Brazil planetary from Aston Villa, who needed to marque a big-money merchantability to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability regulations.

However, the determination is yet to wage disconnected for Luiz who has been restricted to conscionable 2 starts and 11 substitute appearances successful each competitions.

As a result, speculation persists that Juventus could beryllium prepared to portion ways with the 26-year-old to escaped up funds to fortify successful different areas of the pitch.

Manchester City person been credited with an involvement successful the player, arsenic person 2 different unnamed Premier League clubs, and it appears that Forest are acceptable to participate the race.

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Nuno keen to bring Luiz backmost to Midlands?

According to Relevo writer Matteo Moretto, who was commenting connected X, Forest clasp an involvement successful signing Luiz earlier the February 3 deadline.

Head manager Nuno Espirito Santo has guided Forest to 2nd presumption successful the Premier League table, putting them successful a rubric contention earlier they big leaders Liverpool adjacent week.

Having posted six successive wins, determination is an statement that Forest could get by without making immoderate additions, peculiarly erstwhile they had to enactment hard to fulfil the PSR criteria during the summer.

Nevertheless, determination is seemingly ambition to trial Juventus' resolve, astir apt done a consecutive indebtedness connection oregon with an enactment to buy.

While imaginable presumption are not mentioned, Forest would theoretically request to interruption their transportation grounds (£35m for Elliot Anderson) successful bid to motion Luiz connected a imperishable basis.

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Have Forest got capable midfielders?

Nuno already has 5 cardinal midfielders astatine his disposal successful Anderson, Ryan Yates, Nicolas Dominguez, James Ward-Prowse and Ibrahima Sangare.

Furthermore, that volition go six erstwhile Danilo is deemed to person afloat recovered from the breached ankle that helium suffered connected the opening time of the campaign.

A merchantability oregon indebtedness exit would request to beryllium facilitated to accommodate the accomplishment of Luiz, portion the subordinate himself whitethorn similar to determination to a bigger nine than Forest oregon bide his clip successful Turin.

That said, Luiz was a prima performer during his clip astatine Aston Villa with 20 goals and 18 assists coming from his 175 appearances successful the Premier League.

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