Chelsea announced this Friday that Brazilian defender Thiago Silva has renewed for one year, until 2022, for the ‘blue’ club. Chelsea made use of an option included in the 36-year-old former PSG and Milan defender's contract to extend Thiago Silva's commitment for one more season. This same Friday, the Stamford Bridge entity announced the renewal of Thomas Tuchel.
Thiago Silva arrived at Chelsea a year ago, with the letter of freedom after leaving PSG, and the Stamford Bridge club are very satisfied with his performance. He has played 34 games during the season and has scored 2 goals.
Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea manager, stated that “when Thiago Silva arrived, we knew we were bringing in a world-class player and he has shown everyone at the club his immense quality and has had a great influence on and off the pitch. ”. The manager added: “We were hoping that he would add new trophies to his impressive record with us and that is what he has done in our Champions League victory.”
Chelsea indicate that Thiago Silva is popular with the 'blue' fans and the entire Chelsea family for the professionalism and commitment he has shown. An injury forced him to withdraw from the Champions League final against Manchester City before the break on May 29 in Porto.