In a very unexpected turn of events, former Chelsea FC Defender David Luiz is on his way back to the Blues. Surprises like these are exactly the type of thing that makes transfer deadline day so wonderful. Paris Saint Germain and Stamford Bridge have struck a deal, and they’re working on finalizing the deal as we speak.
Luiz is currently at the West London club undergoing his medical.
Been told David Luiz from PSG to Chelsea is now 'almost done'.
— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) August 31, 2016
David Luiz set to seal Chelsea return after £38m fee agreed with PSG https://t.co/JG2pUuIroQ By @domfifield #DeadlineDay
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) August 31, 2016
The fee has been reported from anywhere between £34 and £38 million. The return of Luiz to the bridge reminds us of his gloriously infamous rant in May of 2014.
“I do my job every day,’ Luiz said after Chelsea were eliminated from UEFA Champions League, and reached a point in their season in which they realized they had no chance of winning the league title.
‘We gave everything. It is not a shit season apart from the result when you don’t have a trophy.”
‘If there were many poor games, when you didn’t play, didn’t run, didn’t give your best then fine. But we gave our best in many, many games like Wednesday, but sometimes possible to win, sometimes not.
‘Next season there is a plan. We have many, many fantastic players and everyone wants to win trophies because it is normal when you sit at home on the sofa and watch television to see Chelsea fighting for trophies.’
‘The season we won the Champions League was a shit season until the end and then we won two titles. It is normal.
‘Now, we keep fighting in the league because mathematically we can win. We cannot win automatically, it will be difficult.
‘We are a big club and we want to win trophies, but the most important thing is to have a personality.
‘You need to fight in many situations. This is sport, this is football. Everyone speaks about results, that’s true.
And after all that, he’s now coming back to the bridge. Indeed time heals all wounds it seems. David Luiz trending again means the return of all the Sideshow Bob jokes and memes on Twitter as well.
How can you not love these? It helps make transfer window deadline day even more fun that is already is.
https://twitter.com/TSBible/status/771020296925175808
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