Nottingham Forest have agreed to sign Douglas Luiz on loan from Juventus.
The move will see the 27-year-old Brazil international move to Italy with an obligation to buy based on the number of games he plays for the Premier League club.
Forest also hold the option to make the transfer permanent for a fee in the region of €30million in case he doesn’t appear in the required amount of matches.
The East Midlands club have been extremely active in the transfer market in recent weeks with deals secured for Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee and Arnaud Kalimuendo. This comes right after the club-record move for Dan Ndoye from Bologna earlier in the window with the pursuit of Rico Lewis from Manchester City is continuing.
Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus have also arrived from Botafogo, while goalkeeper Angus Gunn was signed on a free transfer.
Luiz joined Juventus last summer from Aston Villa on a five-year deal worth €50million as Villa sought to avoid breaching Premier League profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).
The Brazil international has made 27 appearances since of which just six were starts, and only three in the league.
Manchester City were interested in signing Luiz on loan in January, but Juventus’ had preferred a permanent transfer or a loan with an obligation to buy and a deal never materialised.
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