Chelsea news: World class Brazilian opens door to move

Thiago Silva has left his options open as he is linked with a return to Fluminense when his CHELSEA contract expires.

Everybody doubted that Thiago SIlva would be able to compete at the level he has over the past 15 years because of his age – and many believed he could not handle the Premier League.

However – that has not been the case and he has been one of the best central defenders in the Premier League – and a real leader for the Blues ever since he arrived at the club.

But there has been alot of speculation in the media that Thiago Silva could be one of the big names that leaves the club as the Blues look to the future, and the Brazilian has now left the door open for an exit from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID – 

‘This relationship has been going on for a long time, right,’ Thiago Silva told Globo’s Esporte Espetacular of Fluminense. ‘But I prefer to remain silent at this moment, as there has already been some controversy in the recent past.

‘I now have a family, I have children. So we have to think about this aspect too. It’s about seeing where things can bring us happiness, to finish this beautiful and successful career that I believe I have achieved.’

Former defender William Gallas spoke last month of how he feels the Brazilian is playing like he knows it is his last season: ‘Thiago Silva knows that it is going to be a very difficult season for him,’ Gallas told Genting Casino in September.

‘He knows that this is his last season, and he doesn’t have the right support around him.

‘A player like Thiago Silva, who is thirty-eight-years-old, normally would be looking to the younger players to lift him, to help him with their quality.

‘CHELSEA doesn’t have that quality at the moment. It looks like he has to manage everything at the back. During the game against Bournemouth [which finished goalless], he was trying to explain to the midfield where they have to go when he has the ball. That shouldn’t be happening.’

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