Chelsea have secured the signing of Olivier Giroud from Arsenal this afternoon but a player could leave the Blues for the Emirates before the transfer deadline passes this evening.
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BBC Sport reporter David Ornstein has claimed that Arsenal have explored the possibility of signing David Luiz from Chelsea as part of the deal which will see Olivier Giroud move from North to West London.
Arsenal are eager to improve their defence before this evening’s 11PM deadline and have been linked with a move for the Brazilian centre-back this month.
Luiz has fallen out-of-favour under Antonio Conte in the last few months and has also struggled with knee issues in the last 12 months which has allowed Andreas Christensen to break into the first-team.
Whether Arsenal can persuade Chelsea into allowing Luiz to leave for a Premier League rival remains to be seen.
