Douglas Luiz 'unlucky' transfer message sent as Man City seek January boost

Manchester City are weighing up whether to add a midfielder to their January transfer window shopping list to relieve the pressure on the first team in the middle of the park - and City fans in the Manchester Evening News comments section are liking the idea of bringing back someone who was "unlucky" not to get a game for them.

City's recent frailty has been put down to centre-back injuries and the absence of star defensive midfielder Rodri. The Blues have already made some strides to correct their back line issues with the signing of Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens for £33.5 million, but an additional midfielder would not go amiss to support and challenge Rodri's back-up, Mateo Kovacic.

Ex-player Douglas Luiz could be brought back to Manchester City on a temporary deal to solve that problem. The Brazilian never played a game for City since signing in 2017 due to work permit issues, but spent five fine seasons at Aston Villa before leaving England for Juventus.

Luiz has not featured much for Juventus since his transfer last summer, making sixteen appearances. Other candidates are being lined up for a permanent move, but as with Atalanta's Ederson, there is an acceptance that the January market is difficult to secure a top target in.

Reader Blue.bee.leaf is all for it: “A loan for Douglas would be welcome. Including an option might not be a terrible idea, as we just don't know how well he'll adapt. Obviously, it was City that identified his potential years ago, and he's been unlucky that he couldn't stay with us.

"At minimum, he would provide extra cover for Kova, and can certainly be described as a DM, which Kova really isn't, but Kova knows the system. It's a move that makes much sense if we can't get the longer term lad