A very special moment. A few hours after letting the Cup go with the big ears, Thiago Silva, who knew he would not be kept by the capital club, received an unexpected announcement concerning Chelsea’s choice to enlist him. “The moment I heard the news, I was in the PSG bus on the way back to Paris (in the direction of the airport) after the Champions League final, where we lost. In this moment of sadness, there was therefore a moment of great joy, assured Thiago Silva in an interview with Chelsea TV. It made me very proud to know that I had the profile and that the club saw me as a leader. »
A happy confirmation that could have led to a misunderstanding. Because if the Brazilian defender had long wanted to extend the Parisian adventure after eight years of good and loyal service (2012-2020), Leonardo had confirmed to him two months earlier that the capital club was no longer counting on him. He therefore organized himself accordingly, thus starting negotiations with the Blues.
“But Leonardo called Thiago and raised the possibility of him staying for another year. Thiago had already agreed with Chelsea, he could not go back, ”says his agent quoted by L’Équipe. Having given his word, the Auriverde defender kept the same course of action and ended up signing with the London club five days later.
Under the orders of Thomas Tuchel, his former coach at PSG, Thiago Silva consoled himself well by winning the Champions League against Manchester City (1-0) the following year. This season again, the player is in the race to achieve the double and align a third final in a row. For this, he will have to dismiss Real Madrid, the scorer of PSG, in the quarter-finals, the first leg of which takes place on Wednesday.
At the start of the year, the Brazilian extended his contract with the Blues for another year until June 2023.