Arsenal are no longer in the transfer race for impressive Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz after it was confirmed that the player had completed a deal to move to Juventus on Sunday.
The 26-year-old will quit Villa Park to join the Serie A giants for €50 million (£42.35m) and signs a five-year deal with his new side. The Gunners had been heavily linked with interest in the defensive midfielder.
Several outlets linked Mikel Arteta's Londoners with a move for the Villa star with Arsenal thought to be frontrunners in the Premier League to complete a deal and had a £25 million offer the player rejected in 2022. Italian interest in Luiz's services also came from AC Milan.
The Midlands side were one of the top flight clubs under pressure to raise funds to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules come the end of June. Villa bought Luiz for just £15 million from Manchester City in 2019 and his sale to Juventus comes with a significant profit.
As Aston Villa statement read: "Aston Villa can confirm that Douglas Luiz has joined Juventus. After starting his career with Vasco da Gama in his native Brazil, the midfielder signed for Villa in the summer of 2019.
"He went on to spend five seasons in claret and blue, helping the club qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Champions League in consecutive seasons. At the end of the 2022/23 campaign, he was also voted the club’s Players’ Player and Supporters’ Player of the Season.