Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of Douglas Luiz from Juventus on an initial season-long loan with obligation to buy for £25million.
Former Aston Villa star Luiz was keen to return to England a year after his £50m move to Turin, and Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have their man.

Ambitious Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis arranged a deal quickly, beating several other top-flight sides to the player’s signature.
Speaking to the club’s website, he said: “I am really happy to be here, it’s a big club and I decided to come here because I can see the ambition the club has.
“I am so excited to start with the team and give my best for the shirt and the fans.”
Chief football officer Ross Wilson added: “It’s been a very busy but successful period for us in the window in the past few weeks, and Douglas is another addition to the squad that will bring significant quality to the group.
“He’s played at the highest level for a long time, understands the demands of the Premier League, and has experience playing in elite European competition. We’re delighted that Douglas now joins the group, and we are sure that he will be warmly welcomed by everyone at Nottingham Forest.”
talkSPORT understands that former Arsenal technical director Edu played a key role in bringing his fellow Brazilian to the City Ground.
It’s still unclear what Forest will pay Luiz, but the midfielder was looking for over £100,000-per-week.
The 27-year-old played 175 Premier League games for Villa and helped them qualify for last season’s Champions League.
Luiz made just three starts for the Serie A giants since his departure from Aston Villa last summer.
Therefore, the 18-cap Brazil international will have plenty to prove.
What next for Forest?
Nottingham Forest looked to be in for a summer of pain when they Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for £55m.
That was then followed by Tottenham Hotspur triggering Morgan Gibbs-White’s release clause.
It looked nailed on he was going to Spurs with a medical booked, but Forest blocked the deal and claimed the release clause had been illegally activated.
Forest consulted their lawyers before drafting a letter to Tottenham and the Premier League outlining their anguish. They also reportedly told Spurs to not make any further contact with the player.
The deal then went totally quiet before it was announced that he had signed a new contract at the City Ground.
He posted arguably his best season to date last term helping Forest to a seventh-placed finish and European football for the first time in 30 years.
Gibbs-White was key to Forest’s fortunes last season, netting seven goals and registering eight assists in the league, so to have him tied down is a huge boost.
Since then, it has also been confirmed that the Trentsiders will play in the Europa League.
This happened after Crystal Palace lost their battle with UEFA over playing in the Europa League or Europa Conference League.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] ruled that John Textor was a person of significant influence at Palace and Lyon, and therefore, one had to be in the Conference League and one in the Europa League.
That meant Forest claimed Palace’s spot in UEFA’s secondary competition.


This has triggered a large amount of spending from Marinakis.
Since their place in the Europa League was confirmed, Forest have spent big.
James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson and Arnaud Kalimuendo have all joined.
They have been added to the additions of Dan Ndoye, Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha.