da bet vitoria： Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out making a move for Chelsea defender David Luiz, reports the London Evening Standard.
What’s the word?
da casino： Ever since the Brazilian dropped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, he has been linked with a move away from the Blues.
A recent report in The Express claimed that Arsenal are favourites to sign Luiz, but Wenger has quashed the speculation.
According to the London Evening Standard, the Frenchman told reporters:
“I do not want to speak about any special name but these reports are wrong. We are open in any position for the exceptional player who can give us a plus, therefore of course it depends a little bit on the injuries as well and on the other hand, I must say it depends on extending the contracts of the players who are at the end of their contracts in June. We will have to take the consequences of these decisions and respond to it.”
Luiz was a crucial member of Chelsea’s Premier League title-winning team last season as he formed a back three with Cesar Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill.
At the end of October in the current campaign, manager Antonio Conte dropped the defender, who later suffered a knee injury that he has since recovered from.
Do Arsenal need him?
The Gunners have experienced problems at the back, and at the moment, injuries have affected the defensive line.
Sead Kolasinac is expected to be on the sidelines for two weeks, while Laurent Koscielny is an injury doubt for Wednesday’s league match against Chelsea.
After returning to the Blues from Paris Saint-Germain in 2016, the defender seemed to have cut out the reckless decision-making from his game.
However, Luiz can still be hit and miss, particularly given the fact that he has fallen out of Conte’s good books.
If Wenger wants to improve his defence, he needs a reliable character, and the Brazilian may be too much of a risk.