Paris Saint-Germain defender, David Luiz, has claimed ‘he fell out of love with Chelsea’, and that’s why he left the club.
The Brazilian swapped London for Paris after the two clubs agreed on a deal worth a staggering £50million, and with a reunion coming up this week in the Champions League, Luiz has revealed why he chose to leave the club.
According to numerous reports, the centre-back left Stamford Bridge after falling out with Jose Mourinho, however, Luiz has rubbished those rumours saying he never once clashed with the manager.
He told the Mail: “When Mourinho left Real Madrid he said he wanted to go when he felt good — I was not feeling good and I said I wanted to leave.
“Chelsea offered me a new contract and I said, ‘I’m not feeling the same thing I was feeling years ago’.
“People tried to make stories about me and Mourinho, but we never had any history. He was the boss and he decided who plays and who doesn’t.
“When he didn’t put David Luiz in, it was (feigns horror) — ‘Oh my God’ — but I’m just one more player, no problem.
“Mourinho is a coach who has a different style. He doesn’t talk to you about your life. As a player you will not know too much about his personal life and he will not know too much about his players.
“He didn’t try too much because I was in Brazil — he said, ‘It’s OK, you can go’. I had a great life in London, great moments, we were champions of Europe, I had an amazing connection with the fans, my team-mates and everyone at the club.
“But I decided my cycle was finished. I was not playing as much, but I still played in all the big games. You can check.”
Luiz’s new side host Chelsea on Tuesday night in the Champions League last-16.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles