Benfica Want €30 Million Plus Chelsea Players For David Luiz

Posted by admin on Saturday 15 January 2011


Benfica have raised demands for Chelsea target David Luiz, according to reports in Portugal.
Benfica have hiked up the price for David Luiz with Chelsea having to offer €30 million plus a number of players if they want him.

The latest news from Record.pt comes less than 24 hours after the Portuguese club released a statement denying that they were in talks with Chelsea over a transfer.

23-year-old Luiz has been tipped to join the Blues during the January transfer window, but official statements coupled with evolving reports are sending out mixed messages.

The official word from Benfica is there were "no negotiations with Chelsea or any other club" in relation to reports claiming that the Brazilian was for sale.

But Record insists that what was initially reported as a €25m offer plus the services of Paulo Ferreira has now turned into demands of €30m and a handful of players