Aston Villa could be set to make another big statement of intent in the near future, by signing Manchester City midfielder Douglas Luiz for a reported £15m.
Luiz - if a work permit is granted - is poised to become Dean Smith's eighth signing of a frantic summer spending spree, which has already witnessed the arrivals of record-signing Wesley, Ezri Konsa and Jota, as well as the permanent additions of Tyrone Mings and Anwar El Ghazi, following fruitful loan spells. Matt Targett and Kortney Hause round off the list of the Villans' summer additions.
Out of all of these new arrivals, potential newcomer Luiz is probably the least well-known.