There have been reports for weeks that Chelsea are interested in signing Benfica’s Brazilian defender David Luiz and Benfica have confirmed that Chelsea have made an official bid for the player.
“A negotiation process is currently ongoing and the market will be informed when it is completed,” Benfica said in a statement.
As usual the two clubs are arguing over player valuation. Benfica want £25 million for Luiz while Chelsea have offered £21.5 million, plus one of their young players.
So basically the sides are only £3.5 apart and that should not be enough to kill the deal.
Interestingly Chelsea booked a work permit application for Luiz for Wednesday in anticipation of completing the deal but Benfica then played Luiz for 90 minutes in a cup match on Wednesday evening.
I must say I like what appears Chelsea’s approach to the transfer market this month. Luiz is one of the best young defenders in Europe while Sergio Aguero and Diego Godin are two young rising stars. Signing these kind of players will set Chelsea up for years.
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wat are we still waiting 4?seal d deal & get aguero & diego
Actually Attletico. Rejected Chelsea’s £52m offer. Aguero would kick Anelka to the bench if the deal was sealed!
Chelsea beware because Man City will hijack the deal in the last minute as they did in Robinho, i don’t like Chelsea continuous waist of time in this deal, i am pissed off, i pray everyday that its happen soon but i don’t like our approach in this matter, its will be painful to watch him play for another team and Chelsea will regret it if they allow this happen, this guy is good, can somebody plead with Oga Abram to release money and tie up this deal ones and for all, enough of this nonsense game.
I don’t like this type of delay, they should do this deal b4 man city cross it
please bcos God, mk una baba 2 make d deal is reached 4 David Luiz. We’re tired of loosing everyday.
please bcos of God, mk una help me beg baba 2 make sure d deal is reached 4 David Luiz. We’re tired of loosing everyday.
Pls Abram, break d bark.b/c man city are evil.i dot want them to do the same thing the did to us about robiho deal.luiz is a very good player chelsea fans are tired of this nonseses,wake up abram pls time is runing up.city can do anything at anytime
why waist 2 much time in signing jst a player? chelsea stil need attackers DROGBA is aged & kalou is minus one with no scoring ability…Do something pls.
Chelsea should hasten up the deal before it will be hijacked by MAN CITY as already remoured or planned.
wat is the problem of chelsea if we lose this set of players i will not forgive both the manager and the owner
I wonder why chelsea always fail in this deal , why owner abramovich always delay to sign a player we have 4 or 5 days to close transfer window, why we can’t give them what they want and give us what we want.i am plead owner to sign lui’s he is a great player and good in defend!
Chelsea should go and sign the young man bcos by mere looking at him he is a good player so bring he to stamford will be a welcome developement up chelsea nothing do us.
Chelsea shud quickly complete this deal 4 once,bcos d idea of delaying may coz dem 2 regrate it late.
carlos should not b blame if he fail to win anything. Abraham refuse to give him players that he want, unlike when mourinho was in chelsea. He use more young player of the club than any other coach in chelsea. If carlos eventuall leave the club to roma, nobody should blame him for that. The rumour of mourinho coming to chelsea will be a grate failure due to money
Pls Abram, break d bark.b/c man city are evil.i dot want them to do the same thing the did to us about robiho deal.luiz is a very good player chelsea fans are tired of this nonseses,wake up abram pls time is runing up.city can do anything at anytime
please, we need to be faster than jet to seal d deal wit those players i,m a chelsea fan for 19yrs now not 19 days so now i can,t do without chelsea. be fast plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz