David Luiz has revealed that Jose Mourinho wasn’t the reason for him leaving Chelsea for PSG in the previous transfer window.
It had been rumoured that there may have been a fallout between Luiz and Mourinho, but the Brazilian insists this is not true and that he left on his own accord.
“Chelsea offered me a new contract. It was my decision to leave. I don’t have a problem with Mourinho.”
Mourinho in the past has said that he misses Luiz on a professional level, but “as a central defender, not at all.”
Luiz’s £50 million move made him the most expensive defender of all time, joining his Brazilian National Team captain Thiago Silva in the French capital.
“PSG showed me a nice plan for the moment and for the future,” he said. “When they showed it to me, I decided it was where I wanted to go.”
Luiz added that he wouldn’t celebrate if he was to score against his former employers.
“I would not celebrate because I respect all the teams I have played for and Chelsea gave me a lot of good things. I was happy at Chelsea as well. I respect the club and the fans.”
By Joseph Richardson
