Jase

https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/12/chelsea-to-take-no-action-over-fueding-frank-lampard-and-david-luiz-3613191/ Lampard and Luiz have clashed before.

Kante just came back from a long term injury and played only 18 minutes in pre-season. I know this is a big game but it's only one game and the first game of the season. I don't think it's worth the risk to play him when he's not fully fit yet. After all, Kante only got into this situation because he was rushed back to play that Europa League final and last thing we need right now is him getting injured again and missing for an even longer period (we did that with Rudiger last season and look what happened).

But he is not the MAIN reason we kept that amount. He was also part of some defensive horror shows. Don't think any of us wants the club to sell Luiz to Arsenal. But he's thrown his toys out of the pram and wants to go to them because they're the only club who have shown interest. He could have chosen to stay and fight for his place considering we will be playing in 4 competitions but nope, he chose not to.

Not a fan of having to sell someone at this point either and certainly not to a direct rival. But Luiz has decided to throw the toys out of the pram rather than trying to fight for his spot, forcing us to sell him.

No but Luiz doesn't give that either.

Highly debatable when he tends to commit mistakes and really doesn't give you the defensive solidity that someone like Terry used to give in the backline.

If we're talking about defensive stability, then it's highly debatable whether we are actually better in there with Luiz. A lot of the combinations look fragile, one way or another.

Luiz has always been someone who is driven by emotions as opposed to intelligence.

So, it's not conclusive that he's actually any good then? I remember there were commotions when Wenger signed defenders in the past but they turned out to be nothing more than duds. Let's see if Emery can do any better than Wenger.

If we are really selling Luiz to Arsenal for just 8 million, we might as well just give him away for free. He still has 2 years left on his contract and only 2 months ago, we managed to get 100 million for someone with only a year left on his contract!

So, it's no guarantee that he's actually any good?

I have never watched Tierney play. Is he actually any good or are people freaking out because Arsenal are signing a defender?

Err, so I'm guessing Christensen will take Luiz's place then in the starting XI.

Club reportedly asking for £20 million. Don't think Arsenal have put in a bid yet.

I'm genuinely curious about his passing statistics from last season because his passing can be hit-and-miss a lot!

Okay, he did play as a CB in the Leicester game, which I have no recollection of. But it was just one game and it was a dead rubber.

This is gonna be awkward if Arsenal end up signing someone else...

I don't really know why people keep on mentioning Azpi as a CB option. He played there in a 3-man defence, not 2. It's different situation altogether. Until I see him play as a CB in a back 4 and do well, I'd not consider him to be an option for that position!