Man Utd ‘made expensive deadline day loan transfer offer for £43m former Man City star’ to solve midfield woes
Man Utd ‘made expensive deadline day loan transfer offer for £43m former Man City star’ to solve midfield woes
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Sponsored by. MANCHESTER UNITED made a shock move for Douglas Luiz on deadline day, according to reports. The Red Devils had a busy January with Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven arriving. Ruben Amorim was also able to offload Antony, Marcus Rashford and Tyrell Malacia on loan. But United supposedly tried to get more business done before the window slammed shut on February 3. Italian journalist Nicolo Schira claims the club tried to sign former Manchester City and Aston Villa midfielder Luiz on deadline day.
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On social media, he said: "Man Utd offered an expensive loan with the option to buy, but Juve have turned down the bid.". The Serie A side are believed to have turned down any approach for him after selling fellow midfielder Nicolo Fagioli to Fiorentina. Luiz was also linked with Chelsea and City last month. Despite being on the latter's books for two years, he never made an appearance for them and was instead loaned out to sister club Girona.
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Luiz left Villa last summer for £43million and his glam girlfriend followed him to Juventus in football's first ever couples transfer. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. But since moving to Turin, the Brazilian has struggled to nail down a place in the starting XI and has battled injury problems. A switch to United could be revisited in the summer when Christian Eriksen and Casemiro are likely to depart.
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