Gambler Luiz eyes a Double dividend

DAVID LUIZ says he loves a ‘risk’ — and his biggest gamble could pay out Double tomorrow.

Chelsea’s defensive lynchpin admits his return to Stamford Bridge last summer was risky. He said: ‘I was winning in Paris. I went to Paris for two years and won all the titles in France — a great life.

‘I had a great credibility with the club, I had everything in Paris and then I took a risk to come back to one country that was not that happy with me. They criticised me a lot, even winning the Champions League, the Europa League, playing all the games.

‘That’s why it was a risk. And I love the risk. I cut my salary to come back here. But it’s OK, God has given me a lot so I’m happy.

‘If you don’t take risks in your life you never feel something new so I taste something new and I like that. I don’t like to stay always with the easy life so that’s why I took the risk and I am very happy.’

His next risk? ‘Let’s see,’ said Luiz. ‘I have the ambition. I want to win the next title, we have the opportunity this season and then . . . ’

Chelsea can join Manchester United and Arsenal as the only clubs to win a league-and-cup Double more than once tomorrow.

And Luiz, who missed Chelsea’s last FA Cup win in 2012 with a hamstring injury, added: ‘I don’t want to miss this one!

‘I want to play, I want to try and give my best for the team.’