By Steve Tongue LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Even in the cosmopolitan world of European football, with players of a dozen nationalities on the books of a single club, coaches can see advantages in pairing compatriots which is why Chelsea have decided to sell David Luiz. The Premier league club's manager Jose Mourinho is happy to stick with English centre-backs John Terry and Gary Cahill and allow Luiz to link up with fellow Brazil international Thiago Silva in the Paris Saint-Germain defence. The clubs announced on Friday that they had agreed a fee for Luiz which British media estimated was between 40 and 50 million pounds ($67.37 and $84.30 million) - a world record for a defender, beating the 36 million PSG paid for Silva in 2012 - in a deal that suits all parties.
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