Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Luiz return to Chelsea caps frenzied summer of EPL spending (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 6, 2016 file photo, AC Milan's Mario Balotelli looks down during a Serie A soccer match against Sassuolo, at Reggio Emilia's Mapei stadium, Italy. Liverpool has offloaded Mario Balotelli to French club Nice, two years after signing the troubled striker. The 26-year-old Italian managed only four goals in 28 appearances for Liverpool and spent last season on loan at AC Milan. Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere said on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016

English Premier League clubs swelled the bank accounts of continental rivals in a summer of record-breaking spending that ended Wednesday with the biggest shock of the transfer window: David Luiz's return to Chelsea. The flamboyant Brazilian is back at Stamford Bridge after two years at Paris Saint-Germain to reinforce Chelsea's defense under new manager Antonio Conte. While Chelsea sold the 29-year-old for around 50 million pounds ($84 million in 2014), the London club has re-signed him on a three-year contract for about 20 million pounds ($26 million) less.


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