Bayern Munich will revive their interest in a deal for Chelsea’s David Luiz this summer.
Coach Pep Guardiola had flirted with the idea of bringing in Thiago Silva from Paris St Germain but accepts there are too many obstacles in the way of that particular deal.
He has been impressed with Luiz particularly in how he adopted a more serious outlook to his game under Rafa Benitez last season and believes he could implement his ideals of utilising the ball better from central defensive positions at Bayern.
At this stage of his thinking, it would be at the expense of Jerome Boateng who could revert either to full-back or the bench.
As Sportsmail revealed last summer, despite the protestations, Jose Mourinho has been willing to examine offers for Juan Mata and Luiz.
He wants to continue rebuilding at Chelsea with a top striker and defender such as Kurt Zouma of St Etienne.
Balancing this out against the implications of Financial Fair Play means they will listen to offers around £35m for Luiz which would leave them able to sign Zouma for around £10m and leave space for Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa at £36m plus. The pursuit of Southampton’s Luke Shaw may prompt another departure though.
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