Luiz has played against Chelsea four times in the two years since leaving the Blues as PSG were opponents in the Champions League in each of the last two seasons.
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“He will bring a wealth of global and Premier League experience, so we are delighted to be able to welcome a player of his caliber to the club”.
Of the 20 top-flight clubs, 13 broke their transfer records. They have to keep up. The promoted team signed Belgium midfielder Steven Defour on August 12 for a record fee, reportedly 7.5 million ($9.8 million).
Luiz left the Blues two years ago to join PSG in deal worth £50million before making his shock return on transfer deadline day for £34million.
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has welcomed the return of David Luiz to Stamford Bridge, while also admitting he is pleased Diego Costa made a decision to stay at the club.
“It’s time for me to win some titles”, he told Chelsea’s official website.
Sissoko (27) looked poised to join Everton for much of the day, only for Tottenham to reportedly pip the Merseyside club with a late bid.
Chelsea tweeted there was “more to come” after announcing Alonso’s arrival on a five-year contract.
Of the free agents, former Real Madrid and Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa secured a deal at West Ham and ex-Reading forward Hal Robson-Kanu joined West Bromwich Albion after impressing with Wales at the European Championship.
In other moves, Spanish World Cup victor Alvaro Arbaloa, who played last season at Real Madrid, joined West Ham on a one-year deal, and Netherlands defender Bruno Martins Indi moved from Porto to Stoke on a season-long loan.
In addition to Hart, striker Wilfried Bony has been loaned to Stoke City, while defender Eliaquim Mangala has been loaned to Spanish club Valencia.
Burnley were another club to make the biggest purchase in their history, buying Irish midfielder Jeff Hendrick from Derby County for a reported £10 million.
Liverpool got troubled striker Mario Balotelli off its books, with the Italian joining French club Nice.
The 28-year-old spent last season on loan with the Turin side.
Frustrated by Wilshere’s injury problems and a series of unsavoury off-field incidents, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has allowed the England global to move to Bournemouth after they reportedly agreed to pay a £2 million loan fee as well as his £80,000-per-week wages.
Here, Press Association Sport reviews the key figures around a frantic deadline day.
In addition to Mangala, Spanish side Valencia signed Argentina global centre-back Ezequiel Garay from Zenit St Petersburg for a reported fee of 20 mn euros (B727mn).
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But the defender, now 29, seems to be the only one who wasn’t surprised by the transfer.
