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Agree to Join, Lampard Appoints Thiago Silva as New Chelsea Captain: Okezone Bola

LONDON – Chelsea is a team that has sufficient preparations ahead of the 2020-2021 new season. This can be seen in the movement The Blues – nicknamed Chelsea – in the 2020 summer transfer market.

After getting targeted players such as Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, Chelsea is currently linked with a senior defender belonging to Paris Saint-Germain club, Thiago Silva.

Chelsea’s plans to bring in the Brazilian defender are apparently not playing games. Launching from the Express page, Wednesday (26/8/2020), coach Frank Lampard is even reportedly going to make Thiago Silva the new captain of his team next season.

The former AC Milan player is believed to be able to give more confidence to the Cheslea defense line, which has a red report card during 2019-2020 yesterday. The defense sector should have been Frank Lampard’s next focus.

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This is considering how fragile Chelsea’s back line is this season. Kepa Arrizabalaga’s goal conceded up to 54 goals during 2019-2020 yesterday.

This record makes Chelsea the team that has conceded the most goals from the occupants of the top five positions in the 2019-2020 Premier League standings. That number is even the same as a team like Brighton & Hove Albion, who finished 15th.

Regarding Thiago Silva’s transfer to Chelsea, Lampard has also urged club management to complete it in the near future. Because Chelsea is not the only one eyeing the player.

Several top teams are also reportedly ready to accommodate Thiago Silva, who chose to end his contract at PSG at the end of this season.

Moreover, the player himself has just swallowed a bitter pill after failing to bring PSG to the 2019-2020 Champions League trophy. Les Parisisens narrowly lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich in the final.

This situation can be used by Chelsea to persuade the player to want to move closer to Stamford Bridge. The big change in their squad this summer could also be a draw for Thiago Silva’s signature.

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