Barcelona want to sign David Luiz for £30m, the Daily Mirror say.
The Chelsea defender tweeted a picture of himself flying to Barcelona for a Nike promotional advert, prompting speculation that he could join the Catalan giants.
And it is claimed that Barca have enquired whether Chelsea will sell the Brazilian before the transfer window shuts.
Manchester City were on Wednesday reported to have had an offer for Luiz – also for £30m – rejected by Chelsea. City have insisted they have no interest in the player.
It is now suggested that although the Blues would not be prepared to sell him to a Premier League rival, if Barcelona can put together a deal it may interest them.
The Independent also say Barca are keen on Luiz and are preparing to test Chelsea’s resolve to keep him before the transfer window closes.
And a number of papers again report that Chelsea are close to completing the signing of Spanish right-back Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille.
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Messi along is d first team of chelsea.....luis is 2 small 4 messi's head.
Very funny.So u chelsea fans are asking 4 messi in exchange 4 common luiz.I use the word because he luiz cannot be rank among best 100 platers in the world
chelsea should demand 40m or not sale luiz except messi is include 4 the deal
Chelsea can't sell him.
Luiz is gud defender but if chelsea ned to sale him 40m is ok if is right mony 40m
Luiz is not for sale at any amount. We can do business if messi is included in the deal.