Arsenal and David Luiz expected to agree contract extension, reveals agent

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Arsenal and David Luiz are expected to agree on a contract extension for the defender, says agent Kia Joorabchian.

It was confirmed last week that the Brazilian left Chelsea for the Gunners last summer on a one-year deal, rather than the previously understood two-year terms.

Standard Sport understands that Arsenal are hoping to at least seal a short-term extension with the 33-year-old that would see him remain at the club until the end of the delayed 2019-20 campaign.

Discussions are set to go ahead before the league action returns on June 17, and Luiz's agent is confident an agreement beyond the summer will be reached.

"He's very happy at Arsenal," Joorabchian told Sky Sports. "He has an extremely good relationship with both the coach and the sporting director. He has good relationships all throughout the club, right up to the owner. He respects everybody.

"These contract situations, these renewals, if he stays or if he goes... will all sort themselves out when we get back to some kind of 'new' normal [after coronavirus].

"David will sit down with Arsenal before the season begins, have his conversations and they will both decide if he will stay or not. That will come before the season starts. The chances are very high [of Luiz being at Arsenal next season].

"There is no desire to leave. But again, we are going to live in a 'new' normal, we will have to see what Arsenal's position will be. But I believe there is a wish from both sides to continue."

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