Arsenal’s Douglas Luiz signs a long-term contract at Aston Villa, after Gunners rejected three summer offers for the Brazilian midfielder.

Douglas Luiz has signed a long-term contract with Aston Villa, which will deal Arsenal a major blow in their pursuit to sign him.

The 24-year-oldHe was to become a free agent at end of season. This led to several clubs believing they could get the midfielder on a reduced-price contract in January.

Arsenal was one of the closely watched clubs Monitoring his situationMikel Arteta briefly worked with him while he was in Manchester City.

Brazilians are a great admirer. GunnersThe gaffer was determined to secure his services in this summer’s transfer window.

Just a day after Luiz scored against the Gunners’ in Villa’s 2-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal had Three bids were rejected by the player before the deadline.

Steven Gerrard, the Villans gaffer, stated that he hoped his head hadn’t been turned by Arsenal’s interest.

Luiz, who has extended his stay with the Midlands outfit to include Villa, has proven that he is only interested in Villa.

A Villa statement read: “Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Douglas Luiz has signed a new long-term contract with the club.

“The 24-year-old midfielder joined Villa in the summer of 2019 and has gone on to rack up over a century of appearances in claret and blue.”

Speaking of his delight at his new deal, Luiz said: “I’m so happy.

“I’m so happy in this club and I love this club. The staff, players and people at this club are my heroes.

“I’m so comfortable here and I’m so happy.

“I love this club, and I’m so happy. 😁 @DGOficial pic.twitter.com/6X2LrwHJQo

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 14, 2022

“I love this club. It was the club that opened up the doors for me when I moved to England to play the Premier League.

“I’m so happy because I’m staying here and my choice is here.”

Luiz has featured in nine games in all competitions for Villa this season, scoring twice – both of which have come direct from corners.