Source: PA
Luiz excited by new team-mate Torres
David Luiz is itching to line up behind fellow Chelsea new-boy Fernando Torres in Sunday's Barclays Premier League game against Liverpool, admitting he feared the pair would be on opposite sides this weekend.
Luiz finally completed his protracted £25million transfer from Benfica just before the window closed on deadline day on Monday. The same night saw Torres seal a record-breaking £50million move from Anfield as Chelsea embarked upon the biggest single-day shopping spree in their history.
While the Torres transfer was wrapped up in a matter of days, Luiz had to wait more than a month to learn his fate as the Barclays Premier League champions engaged in tortuous on-off negotiations with Benfica, which looked to have broken down completely on Friday afternoon.
But they were eventually resurrected, allowing Luiz to begin planning for his future career in London. Aware he was being pursued by Chelsea for some time, the Brazil defender had no idea Torres would ultimately join him at Stamford Bridge.
He was therefore relieved he would no longer have to face the Spain striker, who gave him a torrid time in Liverpool's 4-1 Europa League thrashing of Benfica in April.
"He is difficult of course because he is a big player," Luiz told his club's official website. "So now I am so happy that I can play in the same team as him and not against him."
