Former Manchester United and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves has heaped reward on the type of Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz as he continues to shine within the Premier League and appeal to curiosity from Arsenal.
In truth, Hargreaves even went so far as to say that he thinks Luiz is at present doing higher defensive work in midfield than Arsenal’s Declan Rice, who joined for over £100million from West Ham in the summertime.
One imagines loads of Gunners followers would like to see Luiz coming in to associate Rice sooner or later, however it stays to be seen if Villa will let the Brazilian go for something like an inexpensive value.
Nonetheless, it’s clear Luiz is now in that high tier of midfield participant, with Hargreaves evaluating him to the likes of Rice and Manchester Metropolis star Rodri.
“Douglas Luiz has put himself right into a class now after Rodri and together with Declan Rice because the elite defensive midfield gamers within the Premier League, Bruno Guimaraes is one other a type of, however Douglas Luiz is healthier defensively and that’s why I believe he’s very distinctive,” Hargreaves mentioned.
Large claims by the pundit! Tell us your ideas on how Luiz measures up towards the likes of Rice within the feedback!
