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The Blues defender spoke about the unusual circumstances that led him to cross the canal from Paris to London
Thiago Silva has confirmed comments that he rejected a last attempt to stay at Paris Saint-Germain having already received an offer from Chelsea.
The 36-year-old defender is considered a legend in the Parc des Princes, having won seven league titles and 11 national cups in his eight years at the club.
After seeing his agent Paulo Tonietto come out and say that PSG wanted to stay with Silva, the defender explained that he thought Thomas Tuchel’s team was ready to let him go after the Champions League final loss to Bayern. from Munich in August.
He accepted Chelsea’s offer on Monday after the match, by which time it was too late for PSG sporting director Leonardo to halt his departure as his contract had expired.
“To tell the truth, this started during the lockout period,” Silva said in his Chelsea presentation as he reflected on his departure from PSG. “Leonardo called me and asked me to extend my contract for two months to cover the Champions League final.
“I said ‘okay, no problem’, because I wanted to continue and stay in the group until the end to finish the things that I started with. I thought that in two months after the Champions League I would not be there. plus.
“I spoke to my agent about this and we discussed other options about my future and after the Champions League final, returning to Paris, after having meetings with Leonardo and I informed him of my intentions and discussed the possibility of staying.
“But that Monday morning, I had already given the go-ahead to Chelsea and made that decision. But I am really grateful to PSG, for everything they did for my life and the life of my family.”
“But I am in a new project and club where I am very motivated and very prepared for this new challenge in the Premier League. I hope to contribute as much as possible to the young players here who have tremendous quality.”
Silva will now make his debut for Chelsea in the Carabao Cup third-round tie against Barnsley on Wednesday, having been designated for the match by Lampard just under a month after signing for the club.
“I will say that I am very well prepared, I have been working hard for this,” he added. “Tomorrow is my first match and I feel it will turn out well given the way we are training.
“Little by little, we will be working on getting to the level to get to where we want to be and little by little we will improve to be at the level we want to be.”
