TRANSFER: David Luiz to PSG a done deal
terms on the transfer of David Luiz.
The Brazilian now only needs to agree
personal terms and pass a medical to
become the most expensive defender in the
world, with the fee potentially rising to
£50m.
PSG hold the current record for a defender,
having paid AC Milan £35m for Thiago
Silva. And they also paid the third biggest
fee for a defender, having splashed out
£27m for Roma's Marquinos last year. Rio
Ferdinand's £29.1m move from Leeds to
Manchester United is in second place.
A statement on Chelsea's website
confirmed: "Chelsea Football Club and
Paris Saint Germain have agreed terms for
the transfer of David Luiz to the French
club.
"The move is now subject to David Luiz
agreeing personal terms with PSG and
passing a medical examination."
The Paris club have sent their doctors to
Brazil where Luiz is training with the
national squad ahead of the World Cup.
PSG have confirmed that the deal will go
through on 10 June, and that they and the
Blues have announced it now so Luiz can
concentrate on the World Cup.
A statement on the Ligue 1 winners' official
website read: "Paris St Germain, Chelsea
FC and David Luiz would like to confirm
that they reached an agreement regarding
the terms of an upcoming transfer of the
Brazilian defender that would occur during
the next transfer window which is to start
on 10 June 2014.
"In accordance with the player's wish to
prepare for and play in the World Cup in his
home country in the best possible
conditions, both clubs and David Luiz
wished to reach an agreement as soon as
possible between, on the one hand, Paris
St Germain and Chelsea FC, and on the
other, between the Parisian club and the
player, in order to formalise the transfer as
soon as the transfer window opens."
Luiz joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2011,
in a £23.5m deal during the January
transfer window, and he still had two years
left on his contract at Stamford Bridge.
But Blues boss Jose Mourinho now looks
set to more than double Chelsea's money,
and that cash could go towards a huge bid
for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa.
The 27-year-old has been deemed surplus
to requirements under Mourinho, who
recently gave skipper John Terry a one-
year extension to his contract and used
Gary Cahill at centre-back for most of the
season.
Branislav Ivanovic is also capable of
playing as a centre-back, and Mourinho -
who has used Luiz predominantly as a
defensive midfielder - is also known to be
a fan of rising youngster Tomas Kalas.
Qatar Sports Investments have ploughed
millions into PSG, allowing them to sign
the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson
Cavani. They were knocked out of the
Champions League by Chelsea in the
quarter-finals this season.
The French giants were fined £48.5m by
UEFA this month for breaching the
Financial Fair Play rules.
But coach Laurent
Blanc says that
will not stop him
improving his
squad, and
admitted to Le
Parisien
newspaper he is a
big fan of another
Chelsea star, Eden Hazard, without
revealing whether he would make a bid.
"Hazard is the kind of player who can be
decisive," Blanc is quoted as saying.
"You can talk about all kinds of things;
tactics, strength of the team, individual
class, but a player who is capable of
beating three or four players is something
else. You never know what to expect from
him."
But Blanc confirmed winger Jeremy Menez
is definitely leaving and former Chelsea
defender Alex could also be on his way out
as he tries to make room in his squad for
new signings.
Culled from Skysportz
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