Arsenal are ready to go toe-to-toe with North London rivals Tottenham for the signing of Douglas Luiz.

The Gunners’ aggressive move could throw a spanner in Tottenham’s transfer plans for the Aston Villa midfielder.

• Arsenal is preparing to challenge Tottenham in their pursuit of signing Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz.
• Tottenham is considering Luiz as a replacement if they sell Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who doesn’t fit into new boss Ange Postecoglou‘s attacking style.
• Conor Gallagher from Chelsea and Brighton’s Moises Caicedo are also being considered by Tottenham, as alternatives.

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to disrupt Tottenham’s planned acquisition of Douglas Luiz, the sought-after midfielder from Aston Villa.

In recent rumours, Tottenham have identified Aston Villa‘s Luiz as a potential replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The Danish international is reportedly on his way out due to the attacking style favoured by the club’s new manager, Ange Postecoglou.

Despite being a solid defensive presence in the midfield, Hojbjerg might find himself at Atletico Madrid or a possible return to Bayern Munich.

The Gunners had shown an interest in Luiz last summer as you know. But, the 25-year-old Brazilian decided to stay at Villa Park and sign a new contract despite seemingly wanting a move to Arsenal.

As the new transfer window unfolds, Arsenal have reportedly reignited their interest, and are poised to challenge Tottenham’s ambitions and potentially hijack the move for Luiz.

As Arsenal look to spoil Tottenham’s plans, the latter are not keeping all their eggs in one basket.

They’ve been scouting Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, who fits the attacking mould of their new boss. Tottenham’s pursuit of Gallagher may depend on Chelsea’s progress in securing the 21-year-old Brighton sensation, Moises Caicedo.

Caicedo’s potential move to Tottenham or Liverpool

Caicedo, the Ecuadorian international, has been at the centre of a heated transfer battle throughout this window and the last.

Tottenham have already had two bids for the midfielder rejected, including an ambitious £70million offer.

It appears that Brighton values the player at a whopping £100million after he signed a new contract last season.

The race for Caicedo is heating up, with Liverpool also eyeing him as a potential replacement for Fabinho.