David Luiz
has passed a medical and agreed terms with Paris Saint-Germain ahead of his
£50million switch to the French superpower.
The
27-year-old is set to become the world's most expensive defender, with the move
beating the two previous highest fees - both paid by PSG, for Marquinhos and
Thiago Silva.
PSG
representatives flew out to Brazil to complete the medical at the World Cup
hosts' training base on Friday.
PSG believe
they are capturing one of the most stylish
defensive players in the world and
they are flexing their financial muscle again in what will be the first major
transfer of a busy World Cup summer.
The previous
best deal received by an English club for a defender was when Rio Ferdinand
left Leeds for Manchester United for £30m 12 years ago. This deal will dwarf
that British record transfer.
Sources in
Paris have confirmed PSG had to move quickly to beat Barcelona and Bayern
Munich which may explain the size of the fee they were prepared to pay.
Chelsea will
use the money to rebuild their squad next season, with Diego Costa top of their
wishlist.
Their
decision to sell comes quickly after John Terry agreed a new contract. Terry
will play alongside Gary Cahill next season.
Luiz will
play at centre half for Brazil in the World Cup but he can also play as a
holding midfielder.
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