Thiago Silva, a Brazilian defender who was captain of Paris Saint-Germain for eight years and is living his first season at Chelsea, was very critical of the French team, as he considers that he did not respect his hierarchy and career to the club.
“They never offered me a single thing. Not even a ‘Thiago, do you accept 1 euro to stay with us?’ Absolutely nothing, which was very disturbing … There’s something worse than that.Even in the middle of a pandemic they had three months to plan a farewell, but nothing was done.Man, I wasn’t -there was only one season or a few months, it was a period of eight years as captain and several trophies were raised, “he said in an interview with FourFourTwo.
The Brazilian said that this is not the first time that PSG has misbehaved with some emblematic footballer.
“I deserved a lot more respect than that. The same thing happened to Cavani … I’m totally grateful for the things I experience there. Leaving aside the final part, I was happy and they always treated me well.”
On the other hand, Thiago Silva, 36, explained how his signing with Chelsea went, after he was released after ending his contract with PSG.
“I told my agent that I could start looking for a new club, but that I was forbidden to say anything until after our last Champions League match.
“The morning after the final against Bayern Munich I met President Nasser Al-Khelaifi in the hotel lift and he told me that Leonardo wanted to talk to me again once we got back to Paris. Imagine what it was coming, even though my mind was already far from the GSP.
“On the Monday after the final my agent called me to tell me that there was a Chelsea offer on the table and that I only had two days to decide. I accepted the next day, before my meeting with Leonardo.He later asked me if he had signed for another club, but it wasn’t the smartest question.I told him no, but that I had given my word to Chelsea and that this was worth more than any money, ”Silva explained.