Nottingham Forest are weighing up a move for Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, in what would be a potential club-record transfer, but no bid has yet been made.<\/p>\n
The club are holding internal talks on whether to move for the Brazil international, with Forest\u2019s new head of football Edu keen on evaluating a deal.<\/p>\n
Edu has a strong relationship with Kia Joorabchian<\/a> \u2014 who also represents Luiz \u2014 which may work in Forest\u2019s favour if they do seek to progress a move.<\/p>\n But the club also have alternative targets and further discussions will be held, before any move advances. Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo wants to see the club add another midfielder to his ranks, as well as a full-back, another winger and a forward.<\/p>\n The Forest head coach hopes to be reunited with Adama Traore, the Fulham winger \u2014 whom he coached at Wolverhampton Wanderers.<\/p>\n Forest had considered a move for Luiz last summer but opted instead to sign Elliot Anderson from Newcastle United, with the Brazilian instead joining Juventus from Villa.<\/p>\n However, Luiz made just three league starts in his debut campaign in Italy. He made one substitute appearance across Juve\u2019s four matches at the Club World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n The Athletic\u00a0reported<\/a> on July 24 that Luiz would face disciplinary action from Juventus after not reporting for the club\u2019s first day of pre-season training.<\/p>\n Luiz\u2019s sale last summer came as\u00a0Villa needed to sell a first-team player for substantial profit<\/a>\u00a0to help fund further spending and avoid breaching Premier League profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).<\/p>\n