Aston Villa have made a fresh enquiry to re-sign former midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan.
The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, but could leave the City Ground before Monday’s transfer deadline.
Chelsea 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.
Villa sold Luiz to Juventus for £42.5m 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.
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.
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.
Emery’s side lost out on Conor Gallagher earlier this month after the England international opted to join Tottenham from Atletico Madrid for £35m.
Villa are third in the Premier League – four points behind leaders Arsenal – and have qualified for the Europa League last 16 with one league-phase game to spare.
Villa are also expected to complete the £18m signing of striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas imminently after the striker had a medical in the UK.
The Turkish side activated an £11.2m option to buy loanee Abraham from Roma on Monday and are now set to sell the 28-year-old to Villa.