The former Arsenal right-back believes that Luiz has improved under head coach Mikel Arteta.
The Brazil international central defender joined the Gunners last summer, with The Mirror reporting in May 2020 that the North London outfit have not yet told the 33-year-old if they will trigger the one-year extension to the deal he signed when he joined them from Chelsea.
The report in The Mirror added that the former Paris Saint-Germain star wants to move to Benfica.
Arsenal technical director Edu recently praised Luiz, as quoted in Metro, and Sagna has said that he would like the defender to stay at the Emirates Stadium next season as well.
The Mirror quotes Sagna as saying about Luiz: “I’ve seen Luiz might be going at the end of the season but it would be a great thing for me to see him playing another season, a full season, under Mikel.”
Arsenal stay
Luiz has scored two goals and provided one assist in 25 Premier League matches, and has played five times in the Europa League and twice in the FA Cup for Arsenal so far this season, according to WhoScored.
The central defender has done relatively well for the Gunners, and it would make sense for the Premier League club to keep him at the club for one more season, given that it will be costly to sign a replacement defender this summer.
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