Luiz, the Blues defender 24-year-old, has managed a very impressive performance in 12 appearances in the Premier League arena, where Luiz also scored twice and helped Chelsea finish last season, is ranked two of the league.
As reported by the Sun, Pep Guardiola was feeling desperate because the captain and central defender Barcelona, Carles Puyol, who is now 33 years old, still struggling with an injury to his left knee.
The best solution to patch the middle line of defense when facing challenges in the next season, Guardiola has finally decided to find a suitable replacement for Puyol. Judging from the performance shown during the defense of Chelsea's Luiz, Guardiola believes if Luiz is a suitable substitute for Puyol.
Guardiola has asked sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta to arrange a meeting between Barca president, Sandro Rosell with Luiz agent, Giuliano Bertolucci, in Brazil.
Luiz who joined Chelsea along with Fernando Torres is priced at 50 million pounds were recruited from Liverpool, has been able to establish a very promising partnership with the Blues goalkeeper, John Terry.
Luiz, a defender from Brazil are imported from Benfica, have indicated that if he was interested to hear the bids came from Barca, but he would only leave if it is allowed by Chelsea.
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