Chelsea defender David Luiz wants Brazilian teammate Neymar at Stamford Bridge
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Luiz-c10542, the 24-year-old Chelsea defender, revealed he was hoping his Brazilian teammate Neymar would join him at the English Premier League side. The Blues have been trying to secure the services of the 19-year-old forward since the summer of 2010 but
have been unable to do so because of interest from the likes of La Liga giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid.
While Neymar has given off mixed signals during this time, claiming he would like to move to Chelsea and then saying he wanted to remain with his current club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532, the Blues have continued their interest in the Brazilian youngster. They are reportedly
still following his progress at the Brazilian club and could try their luck at attempting to sign him in the January transfer window.
Luiz, who signed for Chelsea in the January transfer window of the 2010-2011 season, said he hoped more Brazilian footballers came to the English Premier League. Unlike the previous Brazilian players to have played in England, Luiz has had incredible success
in his very first season at Stamford Bridge. Apart from scoring on his debut against Manchester United, Luiz has managed to cement his place in the starting XI.
Luiz said while speaking to reporters:
“I hope we see more Brazilians coming to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and I hope they are lucky as I have been.
For me, I am playing in the best and greatest league in the world. It is the most difficult and has great matches.
I am very happy to play in the Premier League and I'm sure many people will agree with me.”
While he has yet to appear under new Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, Luiz managed to impress former Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti. He went on to make 12 appearances in the English Premier League last season and found the back of the net twice. Unfortunately,
the Brazilian picked up an injury at the start of the season and was unable to feature in the opening fixtures of the season.
Luiz has returned to full fitness, and is expected to return to the first team soon along with goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ghana-c2905.
While at training with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639 had grown fond of London which could help him deciding his future.
He admitted:
“I would definitely like Neymar in my team, but it is up to him to decide where he wants to play - I hope he signs for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
Neymar's getting to know London and he likes it very much.”
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