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title: "Manchester City keen on bring back Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2020/11/16/man-city-want-to-re-sign-douglas-luiz/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2020-11-16T18:00:58Z"
modified: "2020-11-16T18:00:58Z"
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# Manchester City keen on bring back Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa

Manchester City are keen on bringing [Douglas Luiz](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/11/06/aston-villa-fans-react-douglas-luiz-prediction/) back to to the club after seeing him impress for Aston Villa, according to the [Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/grealish-man-city-transfer-news-23010246).

The newspaper [reported](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/grealish-man-city-transfer-news-23010246) that the four-time Premier League winners are considering a move for the Brazilian who they sold to Villa for £15m in July 2019, potentially activating the £25m buy-back clause included in that deal.

The Brazil international joined Villa from the Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2019 and scored [three times in 36 top-flight games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/douglas-luiz/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/447661/plus/0/saison/2019/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/405) to help Dean Smith’s side narrowly beat the drop last term.

[An impressive start](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/337883/Show/Douglas-Luiz) to this season has further enhanced the 22-year-old’s reputation and earned him recognition from the Brazilian national side, [playing in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/douglas-luiz/nationalmannschaft/spieler/447661/verein_id/3439) against Venezuela.

### **Read Aston Villa Verdict**

Losing a player of Luiz’s quality could be catastrophic for Villa and Smith. The 23-year-old has proven to be a key player over the last 12 months, carving out a [regular place in their starting line-up](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/337883/History/Douglas-Luiz).

Even though Villa could make a £10m profit on him if the [Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/grealish-man-city-transfer-news-23010246)‘s report comes to fruition, they may be hard pressed to replace him with a player of similar quality for that amount.