And a spate of bets on Luiz moving to Chelsea has caused bookies Ladbrokes to take down the market in anticipation of an announcement from the club.
A Ladbrokes spokesperson said: “The first major gamble of deadline day has taken shape and football fans are all banking on an announcement coming out of Chelsea sooner rather than later. The money we've seen in the last few minutes suggests Luiz is on his way back to Stamford Bridge as we speak."
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