Manchester City sold Douglas Luiz to Aston Villa back in July 2019 for a bargain fee – and the Brazilian has since shone in the Midlands.
The South American is arguably playing the best football of his career right now, already registering ten goal involvements in 22 appearances this season.
Now – however – Aston Villa are looking to make a huge profit on the £15m they handed to Manchester City for Douglas Luiz…
How much Aston Villa want for Douglas Luiz
Well, the Brazil international’s excellent form has attracted interest from Arsenal.
Manchester City are also monitoring Luiz’s performances – according to Dean Jones on Give Me Sport.
However – according to Football Transfers – any side looking to sign the Aston Villa No.6 will have to cough up £110m.
The Villans have decided to target a £95m profit on their initial investment, amid a time where central midfielders are going for a premium in the market.
For example, Chelsea paid £115m to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton back in the summer, while Arsenal spent £105m to lure Declan Rice from West Ham.
That has seemingly given Aston Villa encouragement to slap this huge asking price on Luiz – in fairness, the Villans have every right to do so, given the current state of the market.
Why Manchester City sold Douglas Luiz for £15m
Many wonder why Manchester City sanctioned the £15m sale of Luiz.
Sadly, the UK Home Office never granted the Rio de Janeiro-born maestro a work permit, meaning Pep Guardiola was simply unable to officially play him.
Eventually, that led to Manchester City selling Luiz to Aston Villa – the size of the £15m transfer fee, and a convincing presentation from the Villans, ultimately convinced the UK Home Office to grant a work permit, according to Birmingham Live.
Therefore, nobody can really criticise Manchester City for letting the 25-year-old go.
