Brazilian centre-back David Luiz has arrived in London
ahead of a return to Chelsea. The 29-year-old will have is
medical at 6pm BST according to Sky Sports' Jim White. If
the reports are to be believed Chelsea will be paying a total
of £32 Million for Luiz. The London will play £30 Million
upfront with further £2 Million as add-ons
Reports broke out on Tuesday that Chelsea have decided to
bring back their former centre-back David Luiz just after
two years of his exit. The Brazilian defender was sold to
Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain for a massive fee of £50
Million ( This fee was a world-record fee for a defender)
when Chelsea was under Jose Mourinho.
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Now Chelsea's new manager Antonio Conte has decided to
bring back Luiz in order to further strengthen his defence
and also his squad. The London club already have John
Terry, Gary Cahill, Kurt Zouma and Matt Miazga as centre
back options in the squad. However, with Kurt Zouma out
till the new year, Miazga having little experience and the
pair of Chaill and Terry moving towards the wrong side of
the 30s, Antonio Conte desperately wanted to strengthen at
the back.
The Italian manager was in search of a centre back
throughout the summer but was not able to sign any.
Chelsea's bids for AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli and
Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly was rejected by the respective
clubs. Antonio Conte had also tried getting a defender on
loan but failed in it too.
Reports say that the Blues had enquired about the
availability of Luiz' PSG teammate Marquinhos last week
but the French club turned down their approach for the
player. Hence the Premier League giants are forced to turn
to their former defender David Luiz and get a deal done
before the end of the transfer window.
Chelsea were quick in their negotiations with the French
supergiants and also the player himself was interested in
returning to his former club, so the discussions among the
three parties were fast. The London club is expected to
complete all the procedures and announce the signing of
the Brazilian before the transfer window shuts.
David Luiz was criticised for conceding a penalty against AS
Monaco last week in the Ligue 1 and was dubbed of by PSG
manager Unai Emery. Thiago Silva and Marquinhos might
be the Spanish manager's preferred centre-back pairing for
this season and Luiz may have to spend a lot of time on the
bench. A return to Chelsea might be a way to reignite the
29-year old's career and he could play a role for Antonio
Conte's side this season.
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