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In a rather interesting turn of events, David Luiz, now a former Chelsea player, has made the journey across London and officially completed the transfer to Arsenal.

The 32-year-old centre-back thus swapped the blue shirt for the red and white one and will now represent the north part of the city.

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Arsenal's new number 23 has quickly taken to

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In the message, he thanked all the staff, the players and the fans for their support throughout his stay at Stamford Bridge. Near the end of the post he also added that he will "carry them all in his heart".

Luiz spent six-and-a-half seasons at Chelsea across two spells, first arriving at the club in 2011 from Paris Saint-Germain, where he already played under Unai Emery, his new coach at Arsenal.

He played a total of 248 games for the Blues, scoring 18 and assisting 12 goals in the process.

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