David Luiz says Moved to Arsenal to experience new challenge

David Luiz says Moved to Arsenal to experience new challenge

by Joseph Anthony
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Arsenal’s David Luiz celebrates after the match REUTERS/David Klein

Defender David Luiz said he decided to move from Chelsea to Premier League rivals Arsenal for a different challenge after an โ€œhonest conversationโ€ with manager Frank Lampard about the Stamford Bridge clubโ€™s new direction.

Luiz, 32, made a deadline day move across London to Arsenal where he signed a two-year contract after spending three seasons in a second stint with Chelsea. He made his Arsenal debut last weekend in a 2-1 home win over Burnley.

With Chelsea operating under a FIFA transfer ban, Lampardโ€™s policy has been to build the side with younger players, choosing to start Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma in central defence in his first two league games.

โ€œEveryone knows I was so happy in Chelsea and won many trophies there. I had a real honest conversation with Lamps and Lamps had different ideas for his plans for the year,โ€ Luiz told reporters.

โ€œSo the best way for me to respect the club where I can was to move on, try a new challenge and give him the opportunity to do his job.

โ€œIโ€™m so happy here as since the first day I felt welcome. This is a big club and I want to be here and see it shine on the pitch and outside.โ€

Luiz said he could have remained at Stamford Bridge, where he had signed a new two-year contract extension at the end of last season after helping the club finish third in the league, but chose to seek a new challenge.

โ€œI am a guy with ambition and that is why I moved,โ€ Luiz added. โ€œI could have chosen a comfortable zone and got money and be cool and that is it.

โ€œBut I like a new a challenge and new things in my life.โ€

REUTERS

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