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Benfica president warns Chelsea of David Luiz asking price

Benfica have slapped a £33 million price-tag on Chelsea defender David Luiz.

The Blues are considering a move for the Brazilian centre-half following the £6.7m sale of Ricardo Carvalho to Real Madrid, says the Daily Mail.

Luiz is highly-rated in La Liga and Manchester City were linked with the player earlier this summer.

But Benfica club president Luis Filipe Vieira has now slapped a huge price tag on his head. He said: "We would only begin talks over an offer of about €40million.

"It would be impossible to consider any offer less than that because it would be bad business for us. I want David Luiz to stay at the club for this season."

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