“It is fair to say Luiz has divided opinion during his career, he is widely regarded as a player that veers between brilliance and catastrophe and that reputation is not without foundation.” So I wrote last August on these pages. Accepted, that part hardly constituted blistering insight, it is more or less the public consensus on a player who seems capable of everything except an unremarkable 7/10 performance. Luiz’s future has been subject to discussion over the last few weeks as it emerged that he was not signed on a 2-year contract, as initially reported, but on a 1+1 deal. One or both of the player and the club have hesitated over the +1 part like a wedding guest agonising over...
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