Douglas Luiz - coming back?

[Ozzjim]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

That ceiling is still easily good enough if he can reach it

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

His ceiling is still high enough, particularly for a team with our injury issues (and financial ones).

[Dave]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

I believe so. But for the next five months, I'm quite happy with him playing at that ceiling.

[garyellis]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

Well if his ceiling is helping us to qualify for the champions league then welcome back!

[Crown Hill]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

He does but I read that as post event justification.

I mean there’s a reason he’s had UE and DV and other senior bods at his events.

It’s basically the “authorised” history.

[eamonn]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

Yeah and in press for the book he said that Unai cuts loose players who don't buy-in or can't buy-into his system.

[Dave]

I haven’t got that far in Guillemot Balague’s book yet but didn’t he say that Villa were ok to let Luiz go as he’d reached a ceiling with us?

He does but I read that as post event justification.

I mean there’s a reason he’s had UE and DV and other senior bods at his events.

It’s basically the “authorised” history.

Yeah, this version feels right to me.

I'm completely sure than DL was happy going to Juventus, and that with us needing to make the books work, our management was happy to make the sacrifice to the SCR gods. Everyone was fine with it.

But I'm also completely sure that both parties would have had no issue starting 24/25 as they'd ended 23/24.