Transfer Rumour Douglas Luiz

[AdyD]

No other teams have had serious discussions with Juventus. This is classic Joorabchian, floating the names of clubs who haven’t bid to maximize personal terms or demand an extra fee for himself.

Tbf that knob owes us one after all the [Poor language removed] he conned Moshiri into back in the day….

 

[nevsonlymate]

Neil ‘The Midget’ Maupay…

how sad

 

[gonetomorrow]

I kept slotting D.Luiz into my Fantasy team and every time he let me down. Enough is enough. Avoid.

 

[mahermi1]

Any one remember the last player we chased that became known in the media that said he wanted just to join Everton wasn't interested in any one else Im sure there must have been one or 2

Andy Johnson, Crystal Palace to us.

 

[Neiler]

he only goes to forest if he’s still got
a house in the midlands and can’t be assed driving to us.

no other reason

A reason might be we dont want him mate.

 

[crusade]

Any one remember the last player we chased that became known in the media that said he wanted just to join Everton wasn't interested in any one else Im sure there must have been one or 2

Kudus

 

[FinchFarmBlue]

Andy Johnson, Crystal Palace to us.

He was on a helicopter bound for Wigan just before agreeing to sign for us. That wasn't common knowledge.

 

[mahermi1]

He was on a helicopter bound for Wigan just before agreeing to sign for us. That wasn't common knowledge.

I remember Palace understandably wanted a bidding war for his signature, Kenwright contacted the other 2 clubs, Wigan and some other club, can't remember who and somehow got them to agree to leave it to the player. The player chose Everton. That's the story, well the one Bill put in the papers.

 

[FinchFarmBlue]

I remember Palace understandably wanted a bidding war for his signature, Kenwright contacted the other 2 clubs, Wigan and some other club, can't remember who and somehow got them to agree to leave it to the player. The player chose Everton. That's the story, well the one Bill put in the papers.

Yeh not far off the truth for a BK story. We did nearly miss out on him but a final call went in just before they were about to take off and a car went along to the private airfield to pick Johnson up.

 

[Bob Elstone]

I remember Palace understandably wanted a bidding war for his signature, Kenwright contacted the other 2 clubs, Wigan and some other club, can't remember who and somehow got them to agree to leave it to the player. The player chose Everton. That's the story, well the one Bill put in the papers.

He was a stain on this great club. A stain that wouldn’t shift.

 

[nevsonlymate]

He was on a helicopter bound for Wigan just before agreeing to sign for us. That wasn't common knowledge.

Wigan or Everton it gets worse

 

[Swagger]

I guess it's more that I think weighting our resources into moving the dial for the next season or two shouldn't be our main goal, or at least not at the cost of impacting our ability to rebuild long-term. In absolutely every sense of the word we are a club in transition and we should be building for the future, not just maximising our quality for the immediate coming season - that's what you do if you think you have a reasonable shot at trophies or CL next season. That's the approach I'd want us to be taking in 2-3 years time, because we'd spent these coming windows building for the future.

That was a really waffly response sorry - one example would be I think Hayden Hackney. The forward passing and creativity he does from CM in the Championship is absolutely ridiculous. He would cost half a Luiz, and in 3 years time in the worst case scenario you're still able to sell him on a break-even as an average PL CM. Who do I think would be the better all-round CM next year? Luiz, I'm sure. Who do I think we would look back on as the better buy in 3 years? Hackney. I know that's a long time for a vaulting but I want to see Everton back at the top table, and throwing £40m at ~good 27 years olds at the START of a massive rebuild is not how you go about that.

Good answer.

I think Luiz would be great alongside Gueye and a huge upgrade on Garner.

But I take your point. He would be a depreciating asset from the start and we aren't exactly one player away from competing for a Champions League spot.

On the flip side he could help provide enough quality to push and finish 7th or 8th and get into Europe the following season which would be huge should we have a great season with few injuries to key players and other excellent signings plus he would provide a higher chance of a good domestic cup run.

Maybe I'm hoping we will run before we can actually walk and signing a younger player like Hackney would be a more prudent route to go down.

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

Andy Johnson, Crystal Palace to us.

will always be fondly remembered for the 2 goals he scored in da derby

 

[den]

Gianni Balzarini Watch, 2025!

Gianni Balzarini says that Douglas Luiz is the only player not to report to preseason and Juventus are furious. He says it's unknown whether he's still in Brazil or in Europe, but I'm pretty sure he was in his brother Daniel's Instagram story yesterday playing volleyball outside Rio de Janeiro, so I think I know the answer.

(Douglas, Daniel and Devison all look so much alike and post lots of stories of themselves playing volleyball in matching Douglas Luiz shirts with a Douglas Luiz branded net, so it's hard to say. I know this sounds ridiculous, but it's true.)

Balzarini goes on to say that Everton are still in pole position but does mention the agent being in England to talk to other clubs. I still think is a play at getting more money out of Everton.



Translation of the relevant section:

There’s already a situation brewing—a real journalistic case, you could say. This morning, all the players arrived through that entrance over there, partially hidden by the tree. But Douglas Luiz’s car was missing.

He didn’t show up for the team gathering, and that’s a very serious gesture, especially since, at the time I’m speaking, no explanation has been given.

This is a clear stance against the club, which is extremely upset. Disciplinary action will be taken—an expected response, of course.

It’s unclear whether Luiz is still in Brazil or already in Europe. We simply don’t know where he is. But this behavior marks a definitive break with Juventus.

When a player does something like this, the story is over. It’s essentially a mutiny, and Luiz is already on the market—we know that. But this is the final push toward a complete rupture.

Where will he go? That’s hard to say. His agent has been in England for a few days, looking for a new club. Everton seems to be in pole position, but other teams have been contacted too—West Ham, Nottingham Forest, even a surprising return to Aston Villa, and Manchester United is also in the mix.

Juventus is asking for €30 million, but would accept a €10 million paid loan with a €30 million obligation to buy.

This is a serious situation. Honestly, I can’t recall any similar gesture from a Juventus player in the past. The club now needs to show it’s strong, serious, and in control. I have no doubt they will.

 

[Eggs]

….i won’t pretend to know much about Douglas Luiz, posters have clearly watched him lots to form a positive view.

From what I’ve seen, he looks classy type (typical Brazilian in possession) deep sitting midfielder with a terrific passing range. My doubts would be he looks thick set, not the fastest or most mobile and I’d wonder why his big money move has gone so badly. I have no idea if it’s the players attitude/fitness or just a move that’s not worked out.

I like DMs that work in a pair and often hunt in a pack (as Bracewell and Reid did so effectively). The blend with Gueye will be an important factor.

There’s enough noise about this rumour to suggest there could be something in it, but he’s somebody I’m not overly bothered if he arrives here or not.