In great difficulty this season, like his disasters against West Ham (3-1) or Newcastle (4-1), Thiago Silva (39 years old) is no longer one of the pillars of the London club, in the eyes of Mauricio Pochettino. Injured in the groin during the month of February and March, he nevertheless returned well by scoring a decisive goal against Sheffield United (2-2), but should indeed leave the Blues this summer, he who will arrive at the end of CONTRACT.
And while a departure from Chelsea was predictable for the Brazilian international, Sport explains that everything has accelerated in recent weeks and particularly after the frustrating defeat suffered against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. The ex-PSG captain also collapsed in tears at the end of this terrible disappointment. If he will not continue with the London club, Thiago Silva should not end his career there and is open to a new challenge.
Thiago Silva is still being courted
For the moment, the Brazilian and his entourage remain open to all options and do not rule out the idea of continuing in a European club, at the age of 39. The Saudi Arabian track is also an option, even if a South American club has already openly announced its intention to recover it: Fluminense. “We fervently hope that he returns to the country. I think in Brazil he wants to play for Fluminense. As soon as he is free at Chelsea, we will come back. And it will help us in this very important year”explained Mário Bittencourt, the president of the Carioca club.
In addition, his former coach and now Flu coach, has already notified him that the doors to his locker room are open to him. Fluminense, finalist of the last Copa Libertadores, likes to rely on Brazilian veterans, like the ex-Madrilenian Marcelo (35 years old), Felipe Melo (40 years old) or even Renato Augusto (36 years old). For his part, Thiago Silva is considering this option of returning to his training club, which he left in 2008 to join AC Milan.
