Chelsea transfer news: David Luiz 'confirms' return with Facebook profile changes
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain hae agreed a fee for the 29-year-old defender
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Your support makes all the difference.David Luiz has appeared to confirm his impending return to Chelsea by changing images on his Facebook profile page.
The Paris Saint-Germain defender is expected to return to Stamford Bridge, having left the club for a record-breaking £50m deal in 2014.
The two clubs have agreed a fee for Luiz, who has arrived in London to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical before Wednesday's 11.00pm transfer deadline.
Luiz, who made 143 appearances for Chelsea during his first spell at the club, appears to have confirmed that he will return to Chelsea on his official Facebook page.
The Brazil international changed his profile picture on the social network to a super-imposed image of him in a current Chelsea home kit.
Luiz has also changed his 'header' image to another Photoshopped picture of him celebrating in this season's home strip.
Luiz joined Chelsea from Benfica in January 2011 and made 143 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before his departure three-and-a-half-years later.
The 29-year-old has played against Chelsea four times in the two years since leaving the Blues, as PSG were opponents in the Champions League in each of the last two seasons.
He vowed not to celebrate if he scored against his former club, but did so as PSG advanced on away goals at the expense of Chelsea in March 2015.
He is the latest former player to return to Chelsea. The Blues bought back Nemanja Matic, who joined Benfica as part of the deal which saw Luiz signed, while Didier Drogba recently had a second spell at Stamford Bridge.
Additional reporting by PA
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