The worst news Jürgen Klopp could have received, a signing he had in hand fell through

The Brazilian international has signed a long-term contractwith the Villains. The contract will be valid until June 2026 as reported byFabrizio Romano, extending his link with the Birmingham outfit by a furtherfour years. Douglas Luiz was minutes away from leaving Villa Park for London tojoin Arsenal, a transfer that was thwarted by a disagreement between the twoclubs over the transfer fee and the short time remaining in the market forAston Villa to find a guaranteed replacement. 

Now Steven Gerrard will breathe a sigh of relief knowingthat one of his franchise players will continue to be part of his startingline-up for at least another four years. Aston Villa have decided to make amove to keep their star player, who was being linked as we know with big clubssuch as Arsenal. And seeing that Douglas Luiz was finishing his contract at theend of the season, they have managed to extend his contract for three moreseasons. 

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As he has just signed until 2026 with the Birmingham team, whichtherefore takes them out of the market and manages to retain him in theirranks. The midfielder has scored 2 goals in 9 games this season. Liverpool havelong been looking for a reliable midfielder who can contribute both in attackand defence, a figure they lost when Georginio Wijnaldum left Anfield and nowit seems they had become interested in the Premier League's man of the moment,Douglas Luiz, currently playing for Aston Villa. 

The Brazilian is performing ata very high level at Villa Park and there are many clubs that are piling up athis doorstep thanks to his contractual situation. According to 'Express', the 'Reds' are clear that DouglasLuiz is the player they want to have in their squad and, despite the fact thathis contract expires at the end of this season, they would make a proposal tothe villains in the next January market to try to convince them. Theaforementioned media claimed that Liverpool were considering a swap deal with Aston Villa and would put on the table the possibility of AlexOxlade-Chamberlain ending up at Villa Park and Douglas Luiz at Anfield. 

Klopp wanted to sign Douglas Luiz  

Liverpool wanted to get ahead of all their competitors andget Douglas Luiz in January as they are aware that there are many teams thatwere after his steps, one of the most interested was Arsenal, who made a highproposal last summer to sign him, although they could not convince thevillains. The fact is that the Gunners were waiting for January to arrive toconvince the player to join their squad for free next summer. But with DouglasLuiz's renewal with Aston Villa, all the interested parties were unable to doanything.