Arsenal plan to try again for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in January.

The Sun says the Gunners will make another move for Luiz in the winter market despite having two bids knocked back on transfer deadline day.

Manager Mikel Arteta is becoming increasingly concerned about the recurring absence of injury-prone Thomas Partey and wants a top quality replacement to reinforce his squad.

There's hopes Villa could finally be persuaded to cash in on Luiz in the New Year rather than lose the 24-year-old Brazilian international for nothing next summer.

But the Premier League leaders are likely to offer less than the £23million they were willing to pay for the player just four weeks ago.

Because Luiz will have less than six months of his Villa contract remaining when the transfer window reopens and he has refused all the club's efforts to extend his deal.

And Arsenal believe that a £15million bid would be a more than reasonable price for a player who only cost Villa £12.5million when he joined them from Manchester City in 2019.