i didn't watch him enough. i have a sports journalist buddy who did though, and he said that luiz is a very calm and good passer, ideal for possession play, can carry the ball forward (allegedly a thuram skill too, yet to be seen though), and scores, assists, dribbles a lot for a midfielder. he's supposed to be a good player based on his years in the pl
then again, pl teams don't defend like italians. the transition from one league to an other can be a rough ride, and i mean both playing in and against a more defensive minded, tactically less flexible setup. he might end up never fitting in a serie a team
i still won't exclude that it's an operation suggested by elkann to save villa's budget. the villa owner is a member of exor's partners council