Chelsea have agreed a deal with Paris St-Germain, worth in the region 
of £40m, for the sale of defender David Luiz to the French champions.
Luiz, 27, 
    
joined the Blues from Benfica for £21.3m 
     in January 2011.
"The move is now subject to David Luiz agreeing personal terms with PSG and passing a medical," a statement on Chelsea's official website read.
The Brazilian has three years left on the five-year contract he signed at Stamford Bridge in September 2012.
Luiz has been the subject of interest from Barcelona in the last two summers, but French champions PSG - despite recently failing Uefa's financial fair play (FFP) rules - will break the transfer record for a defender to secure his services.
| World's most expensive defenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | From | To | Amount (£m) | Date | 
| Thiago Silva | AC Milan | Paris St-Germain | 36 | 2012 | 
| Rio Ferdinand | Leeds United | Manchester United | 33.1 | 2002 | 
| Marquinhos | Roma | Paris St-Germain | 27 | 2013 | 
| Fabio Coentrao | Benfica | Real Madrid | 27 | 2011 | 
| Pepe | Porto | Real Madrid | 25 | 2007 | 
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is among those linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
    Because of FFP, Chelsea cannot 
afford to spend heavily on incoming players unless they recoup similar 
amounts from outgoings - which they could, and did, in the earlier years
 of owner Roman Abramovich's reign.
The new financial restrictions, coupled with Mourinho's
 plans from a footballing perspective, are now at the forefront of the 
club's thinking and also explain the £37.1m sale of midfielder Juan Mata
 to Manchester United in January. 
All 12 of Luiz's goals for the Blues came in his first two-and-a-half seasons and although he played 34 games during the 2013-14 campaign, Mourinho prefers John Terry and Gary Cahill at centre-half and Luiz is not seen as a long-term option in midfield.
Chelsea have high hopes for 21-year-old Czech Tomas Kalas and 19-year-old Englishman Nathaniel Chalobah as defensive options.
The Blues also spent £12m on St Etienne centre-back Kurt Zouma in January.
Source: BBC

 
 
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