David Luiz

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10098265/Jose-Mourinho-set-to-decide-on-John-Terrys-future-at-Chelsea-with-Monaco-keen-to-sign-defender.html

The future of David Luiz is also in increasing doubt with Paris St-Germain now understood to be prepared to bid for the 26-year-old defender as a replacement for fellow Brazilian Alex.

Luiz is happy at Chelsea but that situation could be tested if Barcelona also make a bid for him. It is believed that Chelsea would be willing to sell for around £40 million euros which would help Mourinho’s re-shaping of the squad.

Mourinho does not want to force Luiz out but realises that the player is one of his most saleable assets and could be expendable even though he signed a new long-term contract at the start of last season.

Luiz would be interested in moving to Barcelona while there is also the possibility of Real Madrid entering the bidding but only if they sell Pepe which is thought unlikely this summer.

Real hope to announce that Carlo Ancelotti is leaving PSG to become their new coach and the club’s clear priority is bidding for Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez.

If Luiz did leave it would be a surprise given he is not only regarded as a favourite of Roman Abramovich but has been earmarked as a future Chelsea captain. He is a popular member of the squad, especially with its young core of Portuguese and Spanish speakers.

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Anyone else interested? Anzhi? Monaco? City? £35M and we'll talk.

[edenhazard17 281]

Found this article sometimes ago...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1298628/Chelsea-lead-chase-David-Luiz-Jose-Mourinho-gives-up.html

David Luiz boost for Chelsea as Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid are priced out of race for Benfica star

Jose Mourinho has cleared the path for Chelsea to sign David Luiz by signalling that the Benfica star is too expensive for Real Madrid.

The Bernabeu boss made Luiz one of his primary targets when taking over from Manuel Pellegrini at the end of last season, but a spiralling price tag has put off the Spanish giants.

Chelsea are preparing a new £27m bid for Luiz, though Benfica are demanding more than £30m for 23-year-old and hope Manchester City will re-enter the race.

Mourinho is a confirmed admirer of the versatile defender, who is in line to make his full Brazil debut next month, but the Portuguese said: 'I like him a lot, but he won't come to Madrid this year.

'It will be very difficult for him to leave. I'm not thinking about him at all this year. There was some contact, but the price is prohibitive.

So, now that Jose finally got Luiz, then sure he want to sell him??

Media, just shut the rumour up.

[Ollie 4,400]

The media just assume that he's not the type of player Jose wants and write shit. People forget the amount of goals Real scored under Jose.

[Mceachran 109]

Is it me or is his English pretty much superb now!

He absolutely did not want to stand there and talk hahaha. Great English indeed!

[The Skipper 20,609]

BBC Sport's Saj Chowdhury reports: "Barcelona are not interested in signing Chelsea defender signing David Luiz, according to a source close to the Spanish champions. However, the Catalan giants have made strengthening the defence their number one priority and have already begun their pursuit. Barca were interested in bringing Paris St-Germain's Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva to the Nou Camp, but they could not afford to match his salary demands."

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Barca are cunts. Think they can get everyone cheap. Thats not how shit works these days. You want Thiago Silva you pay more than what PSG did, which was what 40 million or something? Cheeky bastards they are, throwing in 10-20 million offers for players worth more than that! Do they think that selling to Barca is really honorable or something hahahahhaha cunts

[robsblubot 3,595]

Barca are cunts. Think they can get everyone cheap. Thats not how shit works these days. You want Thiago Silva you pay more than what PSG did, which was what 40 million or something? Cheeky bastards they are, throwing in 10-20 million offers for players worth more than that! Do they think that selling to Barca is really honorable or something hahahahhaha cunts

that and they don't have any cash because the Neymar saga cost them a total of 57M euros.

I think in the long run Neymar will deliver, he's only 21 after all, but their short term needs (in defense) will go unanswered for a while, which is good news to all other clubs.

[Barbara 15,149]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10098265/Jose-Mourinho-set-to-decide-on-John-Terrys-future-at-Chelsea-with-Monaco-keen-to-sign-defender.html

I call it bullshit and rubbish

Why would Mou mention Luiz when referring to the guys he's looking forward to work with if he thinks he's saleable?

Players are only saleable under Mourinho when they don't fit and even a blind can say Luiz fits perfectly.

I don't believe Mou wants to offload him, but if he wants to leave (something I feel like he doesn't, but you know never know which kind of bid he's got) then it's on him, not Mou thinking he's saleable...

[Johnny Kills 164]

I call it bullshit and rubbish

Why would Mou mention Luiz when referring to the guys he's looking forward to work with if he thinks he's saleable?

Players are only saleable under Mourinho when they don't fit and even a blind can say Luiz fits perfectly.

I don't believe Mou wants to offload him, but if he wants to leave (something I feel like he doesn't, but you know never know which kind of bid he's got) then it's on him, not Mou thinking he's saleable...

It's doing good business. If you indicate you don't want player X, it makes it easier for the team buying him to keep the price low as he knows you don't want him. If you show he's valuable (like Mou saying he wants to work with him, the media latching onto how he may be JT's successor as captain), the price stays high and it's only at a point where you're impressed enough with the offer or you tell the other team to go fuck themselves. Wouldn't Mou enjoy telling them to go fuck themselves?

[Barbara 15,149]

It's doing good business. If you indicate you don't want player X, it makes it easier for the team buying him to keep the price low as he knows you don't want him. If you show he's valuable (like Mou saying he wants to work with him, the media latching onto how he may be JT's successor as captain), the price stays high and it's only at a point where you're impressed enough with the offer or you tell the other team to go fuck themselves. Wouldn't Mou enjoy telling them to go fuck themselves?

Yeah, but I think Luiz showed his value in those couple of seasons there... but it could be. Mourinho is a mind player. A great one at that.

[zolayes 14,489]

BBC Sport's Saj Chowdhury reports: "Barcelona are not interested in signing Chelsea defender signing David Luiz, according to a source close to the Spanish champions. However, the Catalan giants have made strengthening the defence their number one priority and have already begun their pursuit. Barca were interested in bringing Paris St-Germain's Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva to the Nou Camp, but they could not afford to match his salary demands."

then how can they afford the £60 million fee we will demand....unless they offer Messi and £10 mill

[Ljpaddock 187]

Does ash say good luck to him at the end of that video?!

[Irakozium257 350]

Is anyone watching the game right now? I swear to everything he's playing so aggresively that you would wanna punch him, I don't care if he's our player, he has to respect the opponents, he has so far made 3-4 very aggressive challenges.

[mediator 2,026]

That's a part of his game that i don't like, he plays with elbows and too hard tackles. I agree with you, that's useless in friendly game