ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: New Arsenal signing David Luiz at London Colney on August 08, 2019 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

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Arsenal signing David Luiz from Chelsea messed up Everton transfer

Sep 7, 2019

During August, Everton thought they had signed Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori until Arsenal got involved and signed David Luiz.

READING, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Fikayo Tomori of Chelsea looks on prior to the Pre-Season Friendly match between Reading and Chelsea at Madejski Stadium on July 28, 2019 in Reading, England. (Photo by Alex Burstow/Getty Images) — READING, ENGLAND – JULY 28: Fikayo Tomori of Chelsea looks on prior to the Pre-Season Friendly match between Reading and Chelsea at Madejski Stadium on July 28, 2019 in Reading, England. (Photo by Alex Burstow/Getty Images)

David Luiz was a late addition to the Arsenal squad at the end of the window. Prior to that, Chelsea and Everton had been in talks over the transfer of 21-year-old centreback, Fikayo Tomori.

According to Football Insider, they even had a deal in place during August with the player ready to join the Toffees on loan for the season to replace Kurt Zouma, who had returned to Chelsea.

Frank Lampard, however, stopped the deal from completing as soon as he approved David Luiz’s £8m sale to Arsenal.

So far, Tomori has played 90 minutes for Chelsea in the league as Lampard stays true to his word to see youth finally given a proper chance at Chelsea for the first time since Roman Abramovich arrived in 2003.

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