BYE DOUGIE ❤️

Join Luke, Justin and Ryan as we take a look back at Douglas Luiz time at Aston Villa from arrival with the braids to banging it top bins v bournemouth, we have a lot to thank luiz for, taking us from relegation scraps to champions league nights.
Thank you Douglas Luiz ❤️
#astonvilla #avfc #Douglasluiz

[@mightyvillan2315]

Fantastic player for Villa! Wish him all the very best at Juve - pleased he's not gone to a Premier League rival.

[@mightyvillan2315]

Oh - I forgot he could be playing for a Champions League rival! 😁

[@jaydelboyclayton4356]

​@mightyvillan2315 what's the odds of us drawing juventus it's Aston villa so I won't be surprised if we do

[@thewellandvalley2103]

He goes down as one of my favourite Villa players after supporting the club for well over 30 years… pure class and I’m sure he will set Serie A alight. Best wishes Dougie, it’s been emotional!

[@duncankilburn7612]

Great servant to the Villa.

[@redhourdan1874]

What a player. Pleasure to have watched him develop. Stay classy, Dougie

[@shanemeade8]

Dougie will miss us. 5 years is a long time at a club these days. Wish him every good fortune, obrigado Douglas.

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

He will be back in the cl

[@LiamRichie825]

I’m so sad. Dougie has been my favorite for a long time and will miss his fishing celebration

[@markelliot1697]

Grieving today. This lad has no ceiling and his attitude has been first class. He kick started our season and was arguably our most important player the first year back in the Prem when we stayed up. Will watch his career with great interest. The classiest midfielder I’ve seen at Villa Park. UTV

[@19822andy]

He's been an exemplary member of our squad, has seen us from relegation candidates to Champions League qualifiers. He loved us and we loved him back. He's served us with dignity and pride so I wish him all the very best. Not a bad word from me, farewell Dougie!

[@paulbolton8982]

I had him down as a future captain because of the way he played and committed himself to the cause. All the best Dougie

[@Chatters156]

Cracking player with questionable hair styles over the years but loved his personality shining through. When he did the corner flag pose against palace my lad had been mascot that day and he had a photo taken doing the same pose prior to KO so that's very special memory in our mad Villa household. Thanks Dougie for the memories and effort kid and good luck.

[@michaeldymock5703]

He was our saviour post lockdown, forget JG, it was all about DL 💜💙

[@julieround6928]

On balance, we have seen the best performances of his career so far and also some really poor ones where we really needed him to step up and take control but he went missing (like a lot did) But im going to choose to remember the calmness from the penalty spot and the curlers from the corners, THAT pass to Ollie, the little reeling them in celebration, not forgetting the little shoulder shimmy 😂 He's given us some great memories over the last few years and he'll get a fantastic reception when that champions league music starts playing on his return. Thank you Dougie, all the best. Time to change my screensaver!! UTV

[@brendandeeney572]

Just a huge Thank you 🙏 to Douglas Luiz … thanks for helping us get back to where we belong .. sad to see him leave 😔. I hope he passes on his penalty taking secrets before he leaves 🙏… up the villa … up the Dougie ! 🇧🇷

[@neilnightingale5127]

Silky footballer who grew immensely at our club. Sad to see him leave but understand we needed to make the sale. Enzo will be amazing and we'll probably end up loving him just as much as Dougie.

[@ljmolly4029]

Still remember that goal against Norwich when big Wesley laid it off to him and he smashed it! Boa sorte Douglas!👏👏

[@joespencer5000]

Don’t forget Dougie could’ve left when he was on the bench for us under Gerrard & he signed a new deal. Wish him all the best, thanks for everything Dougie 🎣 💜💙

[@WayneOConnor-yh2qx]

He done everything he neeeded to do even play as a 6 when I had the feeling he didn’t really really want to. True soldier signed a contract when he could have gone to Arsenal who were 2nd at the time. So well done Duggie thank you for your service!! Defo one of my fav players over recent years!

[@DavidJones-ig8cl]

Sad to see him go, he’s been on this great journey with us, wish him all the best, top player, UTDL.💜💙

[@formerarcadian8167]

Gutted! We sit just below where his family are in box. Will miss him running over after scoring. Great player!

[@kaptaink6960]

Dougie epitomises everything we have achieved as a club so far. He has grown with us in the last 5 years. A great personality and amazing baller. This is why this one is a sad ‘farewell’ and he will be truly missed. He is going to run Serie A. That time he told the media how much he loves fishing with his old man really added that charm about him. Good luck Dougie and we all wish you the best! UTV!

[@garrylound4225]

Will be missed. Turned into a very good player

[@GazWilliams-ir1vs]

Gutted these financial rules are a joke.But as they say the king is dead,long live the new king.UTV

[@stevenball8524]

Sad to see Dougie go but the club comes first. Thanks Doug for your time. In Unai and the team we trust.UTV

[@davidbrayne8278]

We survived Grealish leaving and this is nothing like that scale. The club is in such a great place and in such great hands that we are stronger even with Luiz going. UTV.

[@Mark-bx5uu]

I was fairly miserable about seeing Dougie go, but that opening segment from that contributor (forgot his name!) has perked me right up. The King is dead...Long live the King! 😊👍

[@OpenDoorEnglish]

In my opinion there's more chance of Dougie coming back than Grealish. Quality player and he'll rip it up in Serie A. Really happy he hasn't gone to another prem club.

[@michaeldymock5703]

I'm glad I got Douglas Luiz on my home shirt last season 💜💙

[@petercollins5861]

After he got back from his suspension, it felt like he was on a farewell tour. he was thanking Villa for giving him the opportunity, talking about how he loved Birmingham and the club - it felt like "goodbye." Hindsight is 20/20, but I believe we wouldn't be where we are now if Grealish hadn't left. In a couple of years, perhaps we'll be saying the same thing about Dougie's departure. UTV

[@mcalpha3]

Even though it's sad that Luiz is going, I see this as the official beginning of our rebuild. We got to do what we have to do to compete.

[@conradjohn5677]

So many good Dougie memories. Weird feeling sad about a player leaving

[@conradjohn5677]

To clarify, im not saying being sad is weird, just that I haven't been sad about any of our other departures over the last few years.

[@hariths9602]

​@@conradjohn5677Juve fan here, is he a world class level player?

[@samjones927]

He’s been absolutely buzzing player and he has been here for the journey. It’s a shame he cannot stay for the rest of the journey but I wish him well UP💜THE💙VILLA

[@JohnVilla1960]

Gutted he's gone although not as gutted as when Andy Gray left.

[@mikeypreston8626]

A great tribute to a great player guys. Although Unai recognised what a terrific player Dougie is, I’m not sure he completely loved him. I think we may have even better players on the way in - to fit more completely into Unai’s plans and take the Villa to success amongst the elite 💜💙

[@richardedgington8480]

Like a few players in recent years he's helped us to move up a level and leaves with our blessings. We were good for him. He was good for us.

[@Lethal_BB]

I'm gutted he is going. He's been amazing for us. Ffp is not fair making clubs do this.. sell players we love and who love us. I'm really sad to see him go I wish he could stay. Best of luck DL you have been a superstar at our club ❤❤

[@brock4291]

Im sad to see him go. But im very excited to see what Emery can do with iling junior and barrenechea. They both seem to have raw talent and with some molding could be top players

[@astonharrison-taylor3822]

Up there with McGinn for some of our most transformative players. In both the way they themselves have transformed, and also helping the team transform. We will miss you Dougie, good luck

[@Technobliterator]

Thanks for everything Dougie!! Truly brilliant player who will FLOURISH in Italy, hope he one day makes Brazil starting XI. Was much weaker after the Kamara injury and I think Tielemans is a better player for us and suits us better (not as reliant on Kamara being fit!!!) but I'm grateful for all he did to get us in the Champions League and now for the fee we were able to fetch to solve our PSR problems and help us kick on. Sad to see him go, took me a minute to come to grips with it but ended up liking this deal, am now VERY happy with his transfer window overall!

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

,♥️

[@divajammie]

Like Ryan my favourite player , going to miss him . Can only wish Dougie the best of luck & thanks for all the wonderful memories .

[@paulaston7394]

Sad to see Dougie moving on, it's been a great journey, have to believe Unai can fill what's a worrying gap. Lovin the content guys UTV VTID

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

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[@MultiMcgurk]

I think it a huge mistake

[@michaeldymock5703]

Im very relieved he's not gone to another prem club

[@elliottstevens3730]

Never thought he would ever leave for some reason. It is very sad but we’ll be ok

[@michaeldymock5703]

💜💙DL6💜💙

[@IanClarke-tf3jm]

Dougie is one last favour..he helped us with PSR. Who would have thought 5 years ago we would be where we are. It is in no small part down to this man. Thanks again

[@Assaulttrojan]

Wouldn't be surprised if we spent more money after July 1st to bring in Álex Baena. Amadou Onana and tammy abraham

[@glenbradford4730]

All pie in the sky lads

[@neilorme1637]

Juventus took Melberg as well who was a huge favourite of mine. Not a bad place to go I guess. UTV.

[@adriangibbs6523]

Dougie goes with my best wishes for the future. He was a great sevant to the club and honestly can say good look and thank you. You were a raw but now you are the real deal. I'm sad to see you go. But would welcome you back anyday

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Great player

[@avfcad]

As much as I love him NO ONE is bigger than the club. Thank you dougie and good luck

[@andrewholdsworth4421]

Gutted we have been put in a position . To have to sell him . Hopefully this not the end of Dougie and hopefully oneday he can come back when the financial situation is different .

[@georgedolman444]

Good luck to Dougie. Its been emotional 🇧🇷🎣💜🩵

[@antlittlejohns2098]

Dougie, all the best. You'll be missed but time is right for Villa and your footballing career. 💜💙🦁

[@RJBuckit24]

Nothing but love and respect for Dougie, what a footballer and I’m sure will be fantastic as well at Juve. Could’ve been headstrong on that Arsenal link/move last year but could tell he appreciated the club and helped leave Villa in a better spot than we he came in. Excited for the incomings on the way and the future is still very bright UTV

[@timharrison2894]

Favourite Dougie moment, him diving into the Holte after scoring against Watford. A wonderful player who will be sadly missed but yes, we know why it has to happen. He's been good for us, and we've been good for him. Best wishes to him and great vid. UTV

[@cymruambyth1542]

Always good to watch in a villa shirt ❤

[@lastonewon]

He will be missed hes put in some amazing shifts for us and been a top prem MF but now is not the time to be overly sentimental as this is modern day football and PSR #itsneverforever we just need to trust unai and his judgement and vision UTV

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

♥️♥️

Players come and go Villa are for ever💪

[@robertlee3734]

one of the best

[@josepholoughlin6192]

Obrigado Doug,boa sorte.

[@dannybradley8391]

Love Dougie, every Fifa I play as him on player career because I just love the game through his eyes and it's poetry trying to replicate him. That said, I hope we rip him a new one in the CL. UTV!

[@DarrenFenton]

top top player really gonig 2 miss him,,,hope he does well in italy which i,m sure he will,,bet he wont miss the brummie weather,lol,,,i,ll keep on eye on his mrs if she dont go,lol,,,thank u dougie always welcome bk to villa park,all the best,,,,great podcast Luke,Ryan,Justin,,UTV

[@hfkrexx]

I LOVE that we are having so many conversations abt our players being lost to the toppers, worldwide.. Luiz is going Juventus. Im happy for him and for us too. We are at Juve tier. cmon boyos we got this Loves to all the good ones❤, and loves to the Pride🦁🦁🦁

[@zakjones94]

I’m gutted to see Dougie go, my favourite player at Villa. However, if you think of the top players at Villa, he would be only one that you could replace. You can’t replace Watkins or Martinez. Really shit that we’ve had to do this for PSR, how are we meant to compete with the sky 6, it’s a joke! BUT in Emery we trust and onwards and upwards! Also, it seems as though, us, Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle seem to have an alliance to try and get around PSR… would love to hear your thoughts on that! UTV

[@beans8130]

Sorry to see him go & a shame this where we are with PSR. If indeed there has been a deal on the table for the last few months which he's decided not to take then, overall I'm quite happy with the deal. Seemingly getting two younger players with a high ceiling. Personally speaking I think we've lost better players than Luiz while in worse positions as a club. While large part of 23/24 season he was outstanding he also went missing for a long period end of the season. End of 22/23 season again very good & in project restart he was very good. But he's almost had large amounts of time out the team & even while in he's gone missing. Sorry to see him go but I'm not loosing any sleep over it....not like when Bosnich left when I was a kid 😂

[@hfkrexx]

Was great as it was and were all better now. Loves and heart to Luiz and I got no bad words at all.

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

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[@andydainty8253]

Gutted about Luiz what a quality player he has been us best of luck to him looks like we'll need a new penalty taker I trust emery and monchi to replace him and build a squad capable of challenging on all fronts utv podcast

[@dannotdanny]

I think my standout for Dougie was him signing that new contract and not throwing the toys out the pram to force a move to Arsenal. That tells you a lot about the man and it has ultimately resulted in this move that has aided our PSR endeavours. Big Up, Dougie Luiz 🎣

[@AstonVillaBozzy]

Luiz has given me so many great memories for Villa I wish him well I think the deal we have done for him is a good one too getting a couple of very good players. I think both Luiz and Villa had come to an agreement about him going and I did think he struggled more and more without Kamara. Justin is right Seria A will actually suit him down to the ground im and I imagine there is a lot of beautiful fishing spots for him in comparison to the canal in Small Heath 😂

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Thanks mate

[@paulwynn443]

Really sad to see him go but the blow is cushioned by having Tielemans. I think he will fill that role very well. We kept results ticking over after Kamara got injured but when Tielemans went down, the wheels came off. We will be strong again next season, UTV!

[@outofthetrash5925]

Goals straight from corners. Not just Once but on multiple occasions!!!

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

So good mate

[@strider775]

Absolutely gutted. Luiz is a great player. Will be missed big time at the Villa!!

[@paulallen9375]

Very sad to see him go !!!

[@somedude1666]

Tim + kellyman + luiz surely resolves our FFP issues right? He was massive for us since emery came in. Best of luck to him! Unless he plays against us in the UCL that is...lol

[@Technobliterator]

Does more than that I think. Helps raise funds for more massive signings...

[@lovebleeds8785]

It's sad Dougie has gone but the players we've got in un exchange, plus maatsen do excite me, and this is only the beginning of the transfer w8ndow.....

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

💜

[@Jayavfc87]

I've been sitting here crying for an hour and a half

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

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[@diinomaaxi]

Thank you so much guys I promise one thing you won’t be upset with iling jr and Enzo beranachea specially Enzo will surprise you this deal with weston would’ve been a rip off for juve but believe now you got two young players that will change your lives at times Enzo is like pirlo he slows the game down when needed and make it faster when needed he is better defender then pirlo and calm on the ball you guys are in for surprise of your lifetime I promise you

[@diinomaaxi]

As juve fan I will watch every villa game next season specially in the carling cup where I think Enzo and iling jr will play a lot forza villa

[@bainbridgeevents2181]

great show as always guys

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Thanks mate

[@britishmick]

I really am impartial, if anything I'm more happy that he established himself to the level he has and subsequently given us a cash injection which allows us to improve further!, good luck to him and UTV

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

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[@britishmick]

@@UTVFANCHANNEL One thing I can't get my head around is how does the valuation work when considering players in swap deals?, i.e could we tickle Juve in the right areas and get them to value the player higher than he's actually worth, subsequently helping our PSR offset?

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

@@britishmick I think we've set a valuation on Luiz, ornstein reporting its 50 million cash and 22 separate transaction for us.. but those players are valued so helps with psr

[@jaydelboyclayton4356]

Guttes hes gone but we have to move on now and i still think when he back from injury kamara can replace him i like the singings we are making although im not sure about barkley tbh but im definitely gonna give him a chance

[@brettmiffling7306]

Quite surprised that Luiz wanted to leave tbh, especially considering that we have qualified for the champions league next season!! "if him wanting to leave was indeed true?" I think all of us villa fans will be sad to see him leave, but as you've said at least he's not going to be strengthening any of our direct rivals in the Premier league!! And when alls said and done the club comes first and with the players that are coming in plus the transfer fee on top is looking like a smart bit of business. UTV

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Same

[@junior-v3h8o]

sorry he's leaving ,good luck Dougie

[@chrisdoyle2365]

It’s a shame Dougie didn’t get to say goodbye at Villa Park. However you can guarantee Champions League draw will have Juventus coming to Villa Park. We have a very strong future, with CL we will have to have play a different style especially with the away games and our defensive acquisitions will make us seriously better.

[@outofthetrash5925]

Shout out to the Owners aswell. They offered him an improved contract! They were willing to try and solve PSR in other ways and keep our best players. He's moved for less than He's worth but We haven't strengthened a rival. And Emery and Monchi will be given no restriction (outside of silly finacial rules) to find adequate replacement.

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Yes mate

[@stevengiles8483]

Yes sad see dougie go 😢

[@paullawrence4217]

Good luck Dougie a great servant for the club and Villa through and through.Im sure but for these stupid rules he would have been here another 5 years Good luck Dougie UTV

[@paulallen9375]

The problem for me is we are letting one of our best players go and in return we get 2 players coming in that i don't see even being regular starters !!!

[@michaeldymock5703]

I think he was asked to leave and that's why his form dropped off, not because of kamara being injured

[@VillaLz]

I don't know if you seen Khephren Thuram the class DM from Nice isn't renewing his contract he could be a solid replacement for Luiz honestly

[@johns.9496]

I’m sorry to see him go …..

[@kev5125]

Could you do a pod on where we now stand with PSR. Would help a lot I think.

[@waynejudd1978]

Great player it is sad😢 £££ but we move on

[@shaunwilding4509]

Douglas Luiz has been fantastic. But........I think he wanted to leave and Juventus are Juventus. We have got £££, and two very exciting young players who I'm confident will improve the Squad, and I think one of these two will be epic very quickly. Now that's what's important for me as we get bigger, Squad strength. If we want to stay a top 4 team, compete in Europe , and in domestic cups we MUST have a deep squad, a squad that sees players in and out with NO drop in performance. This kind of deal does that for me. I have feeling that Enzo, Ian and Samuel will all be good players for Villa and at least one will be top within 6 months.

[@drast0ne]

In Unai We Trust

[@ianmoore004]

Ironic that Luis has had his best season for us but not going to see him further improve in Claret & Blue. Can only wish him the best for him and I’m sure he’ll reciprocate UTV

[@Omi_xo]

Do you think we are aiming for 352 formation? With Kamara and Enzo in a double pivot with Maatsan and Illing Jr as wing backs.. cause Unai likes to use those full backs as we've seen with Cash and Digne. Kamara will drop to create the back 3? Konsa - Kamara - Pau? Thoughts?

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Not sure mate will have to see how we go in pre season

[@michaelhuggins8513]

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[@honestopinions3504]

I don’t know why but I feel more sad about this deal than the grealish one

[@UTVFANCHANNEL]

Would take something for me to feel that bad again

[@adriangibbs6523]

I think we all shed a tear here

[@Rose_19911]

never as bad as the grealish one

[@honestopinions3504]

@@Rose_19911 I think it’s because we have been in a good position with Dougie but with Grealish it was mostly relegation battles and the championship

[@ianmoore004]

A bit ironic that Luis has had his best season for us but not going to see him further improve in Claret & Blue. Can only wish him the best for him and I’m sure he’ll reciprocate UTV

[@johnn262]

They’ve got to have something planned for his replacement. It seemed like he was going no matter what from the start of this window

[@stuctr]

Lets be fair boys we gonna miss miss lehmann more 😂😂