Barca Prepare 40 Million Euro To Attract David Luiz
Brazilian defender mentioned going to be a possible successor to captain Carles Puyol who started with age. Next month, Puyol will reach the age of 34.
At the beginning of last month, Marca also
reported that Thiago Silva could be the main target of Barcelona, AC Milan but has absolutely no intention to remove it.
Luiz is actually targeted by Barcelona when he was dressed as Benfica, but he decided to dock at Stamford Bridge with a 24 million euro transfer fee.
Barca see Luiz as players match their style of play, especially to accompany Gerard Pique in central defense. Luiz himself, according to Marca, knew that he was interested in Barcelona.
"It must be lying if I did not know," said one player Stamford Bridge was a public idol. "I heard the news over the last few months, but no bids or negotiations conducted so far. I'm still one hundred percent of the Chelsea players.
Puyol often sidelined by injuries to the coach Josep Guardiola as a central defender Javier Mascherano. Therefore, Barcelona was looking for potential long-term replacement for veteran defender who will be exhausted in 2013 the contract. (adl / gia)