Chelsea have secured the services of Douglas Luiz, who will have his loan deal at Nottingham Forest terminated, according to a Brazilian journalist, with the Blues having already signed a young left-back in the January transfer window.
Luiz joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal from Juventus in the summer of 2025. Having starred for Aston Villa in England, the Brazil international midfielder was expected to become a major figure at the City Ground.
However, the 27-year-old has failed to make the desired impact at Forest, with the midfielder making only 14 appearances for The Tricky Tress so far this season.
TEAMtalk’s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, reported on January 22 that Nottingham Forest are ready to let Douglas Luiz leave this month.
We reported that Chelsea have made enquiries about the midfielder, with his former club, Aston Villa, also monitoring his situation.
It has now been claimed by a Brazilian journalist that Luiz has a deal in place to join Chelsea on loan in the January transfer window.
Jorge Nicola, who has almost 400,000 followers on X, wrote on the platform at 4:50pm on January 22: “Douglas Luiz will play on loan at Chelsea until mid-year.
“People close to the midfielder guarantee that the deal is sealed.”
During his time at Villa, Luiz scored 22 goals and gave 24 assists in 204 appearances.
Chelsea are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 34 points from 22 matches, two points behind fourth-placed and defending champions Liverpool.
As for Forest, they are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship, with Sean Dyche’s side currently five points above the Premier League bottom three.
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