Arsenal in line to seal double signing of David Luiz and Kieran Tierney• Brazilian defender has two years of contract left
• Celtic accept £25m bid for full-back
David Luiz could be on his way to Arsenal, with Chelsea believed to be open to letting him join their London rivals as Unai Emery’s side are also set to seal the £25m signing of the Celtic defender Kieran Tierney on a busy transfer deadline day.David Luiz 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 the new head coach, Frank Lampard, offering no guarantees he would be in his first-choice side, it is understood David Luiz asked to leave Stamford Bridge after Arsenal rekindled their interest; they had failed to land him at the end of the January 2018 window.The Brazilian did not train with the rest of Lampard’s squad on Wednesday , with Chelsea reported to be willing to do business for a cut-price fee of just £8m. .
The London club re-signed David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 for £34m in a deal that was also completed on the final day of the transfer window and it appears likely he could now be on the move again before the market closes for Premier League clubs – something he has made a habit of during his career in Europe. He first signed for Chelsea on the final day of the January 2011 window for £21.5m before being sold to PSG –, where he briefly worked under Emery, for £50m, a world record fee for a defender at the time.
David Luiz, who is represented by Kia Joorabchian, arrived in England after four seasons with Benfica, whom he had joined on loan on the final day of the 2007 January window. In total he has generated an estimated £117m in transfers during 12 years in Europe.
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