David Luiz

[The Skipper 20,593]

Lol. There is no way Luiz is going to go for £50m. It'll be £35m max.

[Special Juan 27,093]

Chelsea's David Luiz set for world record £50m move to Paris Saint-Germain

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-transfers-david-luiz-psg-3592331#ixzz32WGnVcqf

MailOnline Sport ‏@MailSport

EXCLUSIVE: David Luiz on the brink of joining PSG in sensational deal worth close to £50m http://dailym.ai/1mbjEDO

PSG are set to complete a £50m deal for #Chelsea defender David Luiz and there are already plans for a medical. [The Sun]

I'll drink to that.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

£50 million? Where do I sign?

Sorry Luiz, but for that amount of money, I'll drive the ferry.

[Special Juan 27,093]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2636847/David-Luiz-brink-sensational-switch-PSG-Chelsea-star-set-worlds-expensive-defender-mega-deal-close-50million.html

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

If only it wasn't dailmail

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Nooooo!!!! I love luiz

There's no way its a 50mil fee, 35mil maximum but not 50mil

[The only place to be 11,313]

It's only fair that we should get £50 million for a defender like Luiz when we paid £50 million for a striker like Torres.

#karma.

(The chances of us getting much more than £35 million are fantastically remote but it's a profit on a player we don't actually need).

[Peppen 934]

£35 million or higher and I'd say do it. I love Luiz as much as the next guy, but it is a very decent offer.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

If this is true, does it mean we are preparing a CM replacement?? Surely we can't let luiz, mikel and lamps go if we have no replacements in mind.

[The only place to be 11,313]

If this is true, does it mean we are preparing a CM replacement?? Surely we can't let luiz, mikel and lamps go if we have no replacements in mind.

Matic, Lampard, Van Ginkel, Ramires, Chalobah + A.N.Other

[Billy. 2,739]

take the money and run

[bushman 2,043]

For the 50m Jose run, call, fax, email to PSG now.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

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Matic, Lampard, Van Ginkel, Ramires, Chalobah + A.N.Other

So this means lamps is staying? I just can't see us letting all of luiz, mikel and lamps in one summer without a PROPER QUALITY replacement.

[The only place to be 11,313]

So this means lamps is staying? I just can't see us letting all of luiz, mikel and lamps in one summer without a PROPER QUALITY replacement.

I hope Lampard stays and I think he's needed at the club right now with Cole almost certainly gone and Cech possibly having a smaller role. Van Ginkel's absence was weirdly unnoticed by most people outside the club, but he could be a real surprise next season.

I think Ramires hangs around because he has a unique skillset. Chalobah has a chance to impress in the summer and I'm hoping he does enough - I'd give him the number 4 shirt right now actually.

I think we'll sign someone else but it won't be a Kroos or Rakitic or Fabregas. Be interesting to see what happens with Pasalic as well. Could go to the World Cup, could get a few weeks training here, could be loaned out. Wouldn't put it past Jose to surprise people and include someone a bit younger next season.

[bushman 2,043]

Frank will sign today or tomorrow, why I honestly do not know, but he will.

Luiz is not needed at all.

[Rekin 835]

Luiz gets a lot of slack, but I think the main problem is the way we play.
Just like any other player, Luiz will fit some formations and tactics better than others. If we look at his perfomances from midfield against top clubs it can be seen that he is at his best when he has a more creative role and the team has more space to run into which he can exploit.
If he played in a team that revolved around possession, and where he is allowed more creative freedom from his deep defensive position, I think he would truly shine and justify a hefty price tag.

Cahill has benefited from the way Mou wants the defence to play as it hides his weaknesses, while it is the other way around for Luiz.

I like Luiz, just as I liked Mata, but what is the point of having a highly valued asset if it is never going to reach its potential under the current boss? Is it not better for everyone if the money received can be used to purchase someone who can actually add to the team on a potentially consistent basis?

As for the midfield issue I consider it a bit of a dilemma. None of Ramires, Lampard or Chalobah is good enough to be first choice next to Matic, neither do they truly complement him perfectly. Van Ginkel is a possibility, but surely there is no knowing where he is capability-wise right now. I trust Mou, and I would be overjoyed if someone like Chalobah or Loftus-Cheek got time in the midfield, but a smart manager never bets too much money on an unproven player unless he has good enough cover (so the debate is whether Ramires, Lampard & Van Ginkel is quality rather than quantity).

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

No one in our squad is worth 50 million so I would take it with my eyes closed regardless of who the bid was for, whether Luiz, Hazard, Oscar, Courtos or even Terry, 50 million is a hell lot of money to turn down

[Reddish-Blue 2,213]

I hope Lampard stays and I think he's needed at the club right now with Cole almost certainly gone and Cech possibly having a smaller role. Van Ginkel's absence was weirdly unnoticed by most people outside the club, but he could be a real surprise next season.

I think Ramires hangs around because he has a unique skillset. Chalobah has a chance to impress in the summer and I'm hoping he does enough - I'd give him the number 4 shirt right now actually.

I think we'll sign someone else but it won't be a Kroos or Rakitic or Fabregas. Be interesting to see what happens with Pasalic as well. Could go to the World Cup, could get a few weeks training here, could be loaned out. Wouldn't put it past Jose to surprise people and include someone a bit younger next season.

From what i've heard, Pasalic is likely to be loaned to an Italian or German club