David Luiz hoping to join Arsenal after sitting out Chelsea training

07 August 2019 05:39
• Brazilian defender has two years left of contract• Chelsea likely to ask for around £20mDavid Luiz could be on his way to Arsenal after he did not train with the rest of Frank Lampard’s squad on Wednesday, with Chelsea believed to be open to allowing him to join their London rivals.The 32-year-old signed a new two-year deal in May having come within weeks of becoming a free agent in what was an unusual step for Chelsea, who have a policy of not offering more than one-year deals to players over 30. Yet with new head coach Lampard offering no guarantees that he would be in his first-choice side this season, it is understood that Luiz has requested to leave Stamford Bridge after Arsenal have rekindled their interest in signing him having failed to do so at the end of the January 2018 transfer window. Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian