Chelsea
and Paris Saint-Germain are continuing negotiations over the transfer of
David Luiz - but the clubs remain "some way apart" on a fee, according to
Sky sources.
Chelsea have made a bid of £30m to bring the Brazilian defender back to
Stamford Bridge, but PSG - who bought him from the Blues for £50m - do not
want to make a £20m loss on the player.
The 29-year-old Brazilian left Stamford Bridge for France two years ago for
what remains a world record fee for a defender.
New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has made it clear a centre-back was top of
his priority list with moves for Alessio Romagnoli at AC Milan and Kalidou
Koulibaly from Napoli falling through so far.
Sky in Italy reported last week that Chelsea's £30m bid for Romagnoli was
rejected, and that there was a "90 per cent" chance of Koulibaly not moving
to Conte's team.
Chelsea first purchased Luiz in January 2011 from Benfica for £21m.
In his three-year stay in west London, Luiz made 143 appearances for Chelsea
in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.
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