Douglas Luiz is a target for Nottingham Forest and Everton but Juventus are reluctant to let the former Aston Villa midfielder leave the club on loan.
The out-of-favour midfielder is expected to be playing his football elsewhere this season after a disappointing maiden campaign in Turin.
Luiz, who has been capped 18 times by Brazil, started just three league matches following his £42.4 million transfer last summer.
Juve would prefer a permanent sale this summer while Forest and the Toffees have been looking at a loan deal, perhaps including an option or obligation to buy.
Luiz is valued in the region of £26m and impressed in the Premier League during his five years with Aston Villa.
Last month, reports claimed that Luiz failed to report for the first day of Juventus’ training camp. A decision that is expected to see him punished by the Turin side.
Douglas Luiz is expected to join a new club for the 2025-26 campaign after a poor season
In April, he hit back at criticism he has faced after a nightmare first year.
On an Instagram post, a fan replied to Luiz and questioned him on whether he had moved to Italy to post on Instagram or to play.
‘I didn’t come here just to post photos,’ Luiz fired back. ‘No one else did that, and I want things to be different. I came here with a purpose. I listened to my heart when I arrived and decided to sign.
‘Now I want you to answer me: why hasn’t a signing like mine played two consecutive games with this shirt?
‘You can say what you want to the press later: “Oh, Douglas is not fit.” Am I not fit? I did all the pre-season and played every game. I had just had one of the best seasons of my career, one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.’
Luiz did go onto reflect on his injury issues in the lengthy reply, before he reaffirmed his commitment to Juventus.
It has been a stormy year off the field for Luiz, who reportedly split from his footballer girlfriend Alisha Lehmann in May over different visions for their futures.
They first began dating in 2021 before they broke up a year later and rekindled at the start of 2024.
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Since then, the couple had enjoyed a close relationship and both sealed a move to Italian giants Juventus during the summer window last year.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lehmann and Luiz split some time ago and the pair are seen having different futures with Juventus, with the former expected to stay while the latter may leave.
Luiz only played once during Juventus’ Club World Cup campaign, which lasted four games, and that was as a second-half substitute in their first match against Emirati side Al Ain – when the Italians were already 4-0 up.