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title: "Luiz thinks he will sign new Chelsea deal"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-03-13T13:29:20Z"
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# Luiz thinks he will sign new Chelsea deal

Chelsea central defender David Luiz has revealed that he expects to sign a new contract with the club.

Luiz says that he thinks he will be at Chelsea next season, despite his current deal expiring this summer.

According to [The Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/everybody-knows-i-love-this-club-david-luiz-set-for-new-deal-at-chelsea-a4090606.html), talks between Luiz and Chelsea have been ongoing for a number of months.

Chelsea have a rule which states that players over the age of 30 cannot be offered new contracts lasting more than an extra year, which Luiz took an issue with.

![Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1134367797.jpg)

However, it appears as though a compromise has been made and Luiz is set to put pen to paper on a new deal with the club.

[Speaking to The Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/everybody-knows-i-love-this-club-david-luiz-set-for-new-deal-at-chelsea-a4090606.html), Luiz said this when asked if he will sign a new deal:

> I think so. We are talking with the club. Everybody knows I love this club, I feel comfortable here and am happy here. I am doing my job very well so I think a lot is going to happen.

> I have the job best job in the world so I have to be motivated every single day. I love football, if I didn’t love football I would not be playing anymore

Luiz has been a mainstay at the heart of Maurizio Sarri’s defence this season, after being frozen out in the last campaign under Antonio Conte.