Abramovich ‘still loves Chelsea and wants to win everything’ says David Luiz after pair met last week

DAVID LUIZ says a meeting with Roman Abramovich has proved to him the Chelsea owner is still in love with the club.

Luiz met up with the billionaire last week before signing a new two-year contract.

Abramovich, 52, has not been at Stamford Bridge at all this season having been denied a new UK visa by the government.

That absence has also coincided with the club pulling plans to build a new £1billion stadium, leading some to question whether the Russian billionaire had lost his hunger.

But Luiz has revealed that couldn’t be further from the truth, having sat down with Abramovich earlier this month.

He said: “He has been away but his heart is here.

“He loves this club. He is the one who built Chelsea. Everything at Chelsea changed because of him.

“The results speak for themselves. Fifteen trophies in 15 years. He came here to do something amazing and he did it.

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“I had the opportunity to talk with him last week, to decide my future. He loves the club and everything that is inside the club, not just the people.

“He wants to win everything. He is still in love with the club and wants to do more.

“It is difficult for him, but his heart is with us, he tries to be involved every single day.

“He is still really passionate for the club. He is still thinking in the same way. He has the same hunger, thinking about winning. He doesn’t want to lose energy.”

Luiz is currently out in America preparing for a friendly match against New England Revolution – a game being staged to help Abramovich’s campaign to raise awareness and support the fight against anti-Semitism.

The defender added: “It is important for the owner, and for the coach and for the club. It is important for the cause.

“Discrimination has happened around the world for many years and it is up to us to teach our kids to respect everybody in the same way. Nobody is different. It doesn’t matter the colour of the skin or the religion or the social class.

“People discriminate because they think they are different. This is the big fault in life. Nobody is different and football gives us the opportunity to show that.”