{"id":260,"date":"2016-08-31T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=260"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T00:20:17","slug":"david-luiz-makes-38m-return-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/08\/31\/david-luiz-makes-38m-return-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"David Luiz Makes Surprise Return to Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reports indicate David Luiz<\/strong> has made a surprise return to Chelsea<\/strong> in a move from French<\/strong> Champions<\/strong> Paris St. Germain<\/strong>. Various reports detail the move between \u00a330 million and\u00a0\u00a338 million. Stay tuned for full details.<\/p>\n

It was just two years ago that Luiz joined Paris St. Germain, on a \u00a350 million transfer.<\/p>\n

David Luiz makes surprise return to Chelsea<\/h2>\n

The Brazilian<\/strong> defender was signed by PSG from Chelsea in 2014 in a \u00a350m deal. He went on to make 89 appearances scoring eight times. But upon Antonio Conte’s<\/strong> interest in him this summer, the 29-year-old was keen to return to Stamford Bridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He first arrived in South London<\/strong> in 2010 from Benfica. During his first spell he became a regular feature in the centre defence, often alongside John Terry<\/strong> who remain at the club. Making a total of 143 appearances,\u00a0he became renowned in England<\/strong> as a defender who was more adept moving forward with the ball than completing the defensive basics.<\/p>\n

His technique and flair led him to operating in a central midfield role on occasion and taking responsibility at direct free kicks. It is thought, however, that Conte sees him primarily as a defender after outlining his team’s shortages in that area last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marcos Alonso Move<\/h3>\n

Earlier in the day, Chelsea also completed the signing of Fiorentina<\/strong> left back, Marcos Alonso<\/strong>. The Spaniard<\/strong> has joined on a five-year deal for a fee of around \u00a323m.<\/p>\n

Alonso, a Real Madrid<\/strong> academy graduate, has previously spent three years in England with Bolton Wanderers. The 25-year-old then made the switch to Florence<\/strong> where he established himself as a first-team regular.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Chelsea’s official website<\/a>, Alonso said: “I\u2019m very happy. It\u2019s a step up in my career and I think this is the perfect place for me to continue developing. It\u2019s time for me to win some titles.”<\/p>\n

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