Welcome back, David Luiz!

Chelsea have re-signed their former defender David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year contract.

Chelsea, who had earlier seen a reported £35m offer for the 29-year-old turned down, confirmed on Wednesday evening that they had agreed terms with PSG.

He was the second defender to move to the club on deadline day, with Marcos Alonso joining from Fiorentina on a five-year contract in a deal reportedly worth around £23 million.

Luiz had first joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2011 and the Brazil international won the FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League during his initial spell at Stamford Bridge.

"I'm delighted to return to Chelsea," he told the club's official website. "We had a fantastic story during my first time at the club and I want to help the team and Antonio Conte achieve a lot of success.

"I always had a wonderful relationship with the fans and I am looking forward to wearing the blue shirt at Stamford Bridge once again."

Luiz moved to the Parc des Princes from Chelsea for £50 million in the summer of 2014 and started all four of the French champions' competitive fixtures so far this season.

However, earlier this month Le Parisien reported that new coach Unai Emery had told the player he was no longer guaranteed a starting role.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's United States defender Matt Miazga has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan until the end of the season.

Chelsea Agree Deal to Re-sign David Luiz

Chelsea Football Club and Paris Saint-Germain have agreed terms for the transfer of David Luiz back to London.
The move is now subject to him agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.

Having Secured Alonso, Chelsea hopeful of Resigning David Luiz

Chelsea are confident of signing David Luiz although Paris Saint-Germain are holding out for an offer of between £40 million to £45m for the defender after rejecting an opening bid of close to £35m, sources have told ESPN FC.

Luiz moved to Parc des Princes from Stamford Bridge in 2014 in a £50m deal and won nine trophies as part of a team that completed two consecutive domestic clean sweeps under former boss Laurent Blanc.

The Brazil international has started all four of PSG's competitive fixtures so far this season. However, Le Parisien reported earlier this month that new coach Unai Emery has told the 29-year-old that he is no longer guaranteed a starting role.

Captain Thiago Silva is back in training after a hip injury and expected to be available after the international break, while his Brazilian compatriot Marquinhos has returned from Olympic duty in Rio de Janeiro triumphant and is available once again. Both figure ahead of Luiz in Emery's reported pecking order.

PSG rejected Chelsea's opening offer of around £35m on Tuesday, a source close to the French champions has told ESPN FC, but talks are continuing and the Ligue 1 giants are looking for somewhere between £40-£45m, while it is reported the Brazilian is on his way to London ahead of a possible 

The sale of Luiz is being given serious consideration by the French club because of Emery's view of the defensive situation and the possibility of selling a player without a European passport.

The former Chelsea man, along with skipper Silva, Maxwell and Lucas Moura, occupy PSG's four non-EU squad slots and selling one of them would enable the Ligue 1 champions to bring in an EU defender as a replacement and use the final foreigner berth for an attacker.

Recently appointed director of football Patrick Kluivert is very keen to bring in an additional striker to back up or compete with the struggling Edinson Cavani and almost all of Les Parisiens' summer targets in this area were non-European.

Luiz does not possess a Portuguese passport from his time with Benfica and counts toward one of the club's non-EU slots. The centre-back is also keen on a return to Stamford Bridge, but is not prepared to force PSG to sell him.

His current employers have been linked with Sao Paulo's Rodrigo Caio as a possible central defensive replacement for Luiz because of the player's

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Champions League draw: Premier League champions get Porto

Barcelona are the first team out. Teams from Pot 1 will be drawn first. Leicester out second and go into Group G. Real are the third team drawn. Bayern Munich go into Group D. Portuguese champions Benfica go into Group B. Russia's CSKA Moscow are put into Group E. Paris Saint-Germain go into Group A. Finally Juventus go into Group H.

Okay here is where it gets interesting. Here comes Pot 2. Thierry Henry replaces Clarence Seedorf to help Ian Rush draw the teams.

FC Porto are the first team out in Pot 2. They go into Group G alongside Leicester. Sevilla are next and they go into Group H along with Juventus. Third comes Borussia Dortmund and they are drawn with Real Madrid in Group F. Here comes Arsenal and they get put into Group A along with PSG. Next Napoli get put into Group B with Benfica. The sixth team out are Bayer Leverkusen and they go into Group E with CSKA. That means Atletico Madrid get Bayern Munich and Man City get Barcelona.

Two pots down, two to go. Ruud van Nistelrooy replaces Thierry Henry to assist Ian Rush with the draw for Pot 3. 

The first team out in Pot 3 are Lyon and they go into Pot H. Sporting Lisbon are out next and they go into Group F. Here come Spurs and they are put into Group E. Next Dynamo Kiev are put into Group B. PSV Eindhoven go into Group D. Club Brugge are drawn into Group G alongside Leicester. FC Basel go into Group A. Finally Borussia Monchengladbach go into Group C.

Roberto Carlos is Ian Rush's final helper of the evening to draw Pot 4. First team out are Ludogorets and they go into Group A. Second team out is FC Copenhagen and they go into Group G along with Leicester. Legia Warsaw are next and they go into Group F. Fourth come Monaco and they are drawn into Group E beside Spurs. Dinamo Zagreb go into Group H. FC Rostov are drawn in Group D. Besiktas go into Group B. Finally Celtic get put into Group C along with Man City and Barcelona.