Tielemans predicts former Aston Villa teammate Luiz will excel at Juventus despite rough start

When Luiz departed for Turin, there was much skepticism surrounding his decision. However, in his eight appearances for Juve thus far, only one has been as a starter. Furthermore, he has made costly mistakes by giving away penalties in back-to-back matches against RB Leipzig and Cagliari.

Tielemans has since defended his friend and former teammate and says that despite his slow start Diaz will get to grips with Italy. 

"Douglas is a very technical player, he was very important for us," the 27-year-old replied to the Italian media who have been harsh on Luiz and his performances so far this season.

"He decided to leave in the summer. But all I can say is that he is a player of great quality, he works hard and by working his quality will emerge to light."