Nottingham Forest are close to wrapping up the signing of Douglas Luiz, talkSPORT understands.

Former Aston Villa star Luiz was keen to return to England a year after his £50m move to Turin, and Nuno Espirito Santo's men have agreed a fee.

Ambitious Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been in discussions with Juventus, and he will pay £25million to the Italian giants.

talkSPORT understands that former Arsenal technical director Edu played a key role in bringing his fellow countryman to the City Ground.

It's unclear what Forest will pay Luiz, but the midfielder was looking for over £100,000-per-week.

The 27-year-old played 175 Premier League games for Villa and helped them qualify for last season’s Champions League.

Everton had also registered their interest in the midfielder, b

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