Chelsea are considering a loan move to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, for the rest of the season

Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, is set to join Nottingham Forest from Juventus after Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis brokered a deal with the Turin club's general manager Damien Comolli.

Nottingham Forest are closing in on a deal to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz from Juventus, who could make a move for Forest and Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 27.

Brazil international Douglas Luiz, 27, failed to report for the first day of pre-season training at Juventus on Thursday as West Ham, Everton and Liverpool all have interest in the midfielder.

Everton and West Ham are set to battle it out for Douglas Luiz as the player plots a return to the Premier League.