Luiz is only a bit older than Grealish was when we went down before. Time for him to establish himself as a Premier League superstar with Villa, I reckon. If the worst comes to the worst, another £25 million won't hurt. We will be able to spend money like we did last time we were down there, but would be starting with a much better team, not the same 2016 squad of players that got fewer wins than a Saudi shoplifter in an arm wrestling championship.
Taps nose.
If we can find a way to keep him we will have by far the best player in the Championship next season. Jack will be gone. Douglas Luiz is precisely the type of player who you build around.