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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