Arsenal fans are tracking Douglas Luiz's every move after an Aston Villa fan posted a video of a chauffeur car outside what the fan claims to be the player’s house.
Arsenal have been plotting a late move for the Villa midfielder throughout transfer deadline day after Mikel Arteta’s side suffered injuries to midfield duo Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny.
It has been reported that Luiz has expressed a desire to leave Villa Park for the Emirates Stadium but Villa are reluctant to sell unless their price tag is met.
According to the Independent via the Express, Arsenal’s latest offer of £23 million is £17 million short of Villa’s reported asking price of £40m.
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The Brazilian is into his final year of his contract with Villa and could leave for nothing next summer.
And now a Villa fan has sent Arsenal fans into a frenzy after posting a video of a black chauffeur car outside what the fan claims is Luiz’s house.
The fan, Olly, posted a video of him driving past the house, with a caption that read: “Black chauffeur van outside Douglas Luiz house.”
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However, many fans did not believe him and claimed that he was making this all up to annoy Arsenal fans.
To which Olly replied with another video, he tweeted: “Don’t know what else I can do to prove this is real went back down and the van is gone. His Lamborghini is even on the drive.”
Since that video was posted online, Arsenal fans have been busy trying to track Luiz's every move. An Arsenal fan has posted on Twitter claiming that he is tracking the apparent chauffeur car that was apparently spotted outside Luiz's house.
Luiz played for Villa against Arsenal in a 2-1 defeat on Wednesday night and was on the scoresheet after he netted directly from a corner.
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After the game, manager Steven Gerrard spoke about the midfielder’s situation.
“I would like to keep him," he said. "I think he is in a fantastic player. I have made that abundantly clear.
“We are not in a position where we need to lose our top players but at the same time Douglas has a year to go.
“It is one of those really touchy situations where the club has to do what is best for the club, not necessarily what is best for me.”
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Arsenal meanwhile have had a stellar start to their Premier League campaign, sitting top of the table after winning their first five games.
The expectations from fans are growing every week as new summer signings such as Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have lifted the Gunners’ spirits.
Will they be able to keep this good run going? Only time will tell.
Topics: Aston Villa, Arsenal, Premier League
Marcus Chan