New Chelsea signing David Luiz is targeting more trophies with the club after re-joining from Paris Saint Germain on transfer deadline day. “I love this club, that’s why I am here”, Luiz told www.chelseafc.com.
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Fast forward to Wednesday evening, though, and the sight of the Brazilian defender posing in front of a Chelsea advertising board meant those doubters were emphatically proved wrong, as Luiz sealed a shock £30 million return to Stamford Bridge. “So I can not wait to wear the shirt and play in Stamford Bridge again”.
David Luiz will once again don Chelsea’s blue jersey in a transfer that will see him returning to his former club, where he won the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League, the 2013-2014 Europa League, and the 2011-2012 FA Cup.
Corrections and clarifications: This story’s headline earlier erroneously stated that Chelsea had signed David Luiz. “I love this club so that is why I am here”, he said.
“Of course, I want to win the Premier League, but, of course, I want to win all the titles again”.
The arrival of Luiz took the number of Chelsea signings this summer to five; he joins Michy Batshuayi, N’Golo Kante, Eduardo and fellow deadline-day acquisition Marcos Alonso at Stamford Bridge.
“I’m very happy to be here again”.
Various clubs have shelled out well in excess of £100m to sign Luiz throughout his career and ex-Premier League striker Collymore believes that is laughable.
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PSG had previously turned down approaches from Chelsea for both Luiz and his Brazilian team-mate Marquinhos, telling them that neither defender was for sale. “PSG couldn’t beleve their luck and I think first of all they tried to keep him because they had no other options and then they thought “the money’s too good, we can’t turn that down, it’s impossible”.
