The tricolor fans’ dream can finally come true. Fluminense sent, on Friday night (3), the return of defender Thiago Silva. At 39 years old, the defender will fulfill his promise and end his career at Laranjeiras.
Conversations between Fluminense and Thiago Silva, the fans’ idol, have been going on since last year. When he renewed with Chelsea in 2023, Tricolor already had its eye on the player and president Mário Bittencourt always maintained contact with him.
With the end of the cycle at the London club, conversations intensified and Fluminense, for the first time, sent an official proposal. Previously, dialogues were nothing more than a good relationship between the player and the institution.
Thiago Silva turned down other offers
Fluminense felt that this was the ideal time to confirm the return of the player, who was interested in returning to Brazil, but it depended on a family decision. By rejecting offers from clubs on the Old Continent, the green light was given to Flu.
The initial information about the agreement was published by “ge” and confirmed by Itatiaia with sources in the tricolor board. Once agreed, the documentation will be sent with representatives to London to make the agreement official.
Thiago Silva will only be able to play for Tricolor in the second half of the year, as the transfer window in Brazil is currently closed. In addition to clubs in England, the Monster rejected an offer from Saudi Arabia.
Parties will not comment before the official announcement
The Fluminense board and Thiago Silva’s staff will not comment before the agreement is signed and the player is made official through the club’s official channels. Recently, Bittencourt confirmed strong contacts for the defender.
“I always have contact with Thiago Silva, he is from Tricolor, he sent a message of support during the week of the Libertadores final. I would like to take this opportunity to say that I still want to bring him in due to his high performance. I believe that one day he can return to play for Fluminense”, commented the agent at the beginning of the year.
Thiago Silva played for Fluminense between 2006 and 2008, playing in 147 matches, scoring 14 goals and was champion of the 2007 Copa do Brasil. In 2008 he was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores.
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