5 potential destinations for Chelsea's David Luiz
David Luiz made a stunning comeback to English giants Chelsea, after completing his move from French capital-side Paris Saint-Germain last season. Luiz's return to Stamford Bridge would go on to be one of the most successful transfers of the year, as the Brazilian pulled out brilliant performances to help the Londoners clinch the Premier League title.
However, after being regarded by many as the league's best centre-back last season, he is no longer on the same level he once was. In fact, Chelsea boss has announced shortly after the disastrous defensive performance against AS Roma in UEFA Champions League action, that David Luiz had to work really hard in order to regain his spot back as the 30-year old was completely dropped out of the squad for the match against Manchester United.
The situation has not improved for the Brazil international in the last few weeks, as he remains a bench player at best. Here are 5 destinations who think, could help David Luiz revive his career:
#5 AS Monaco
David Luiz has played for Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons, where he was crowned twice as Champion of France. The 30-year old is vastly experienced and is already familiar with French football.
Meanwhile, AS Monaco's defensive woes continue to grow game after game. In the Champions League alone, the team conceded 16 goals in merely 6 games, with an average of 2.67 goals per match, which is why they failed to impress in the group stage.
In the Ligue 1 the situation has been a bit more reassuring, but one thing is for sure, the mistakes of Kamil Glik and Jemerson are more frequent than they used to be, especially in big games. David Luiz would in theory, immediately impose himself as Monaco's best defender. Following the departure of quite a few key players in the summer, Monaco's build-up play is henceforth less effective. Besides his defensive skills, the Brazilian could improve their passing abilities from the back.
While it's true that a move away from Chelsea to AS Monaco would be considered a step back in David Luiz's career, but it is still much better than being a bench-warmer who has clearly lost the confidence of his manager.