The 35-year-old had already agreed to join Chelsea when the French giants got in touch to discuss a contract extension
Paris Saint-Germain made a final attempt to get Thiago Silva to sign a contract extension before his move to Chelsea was announced, according to his agent.
The veteran center-back left the Ligue 1 champions after his contract expired in the wake of the Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich and subsequently signed a deal with Chelsea.
The 35-year-old representative of the Brazilian national team, Paulo Tonietto, says PSG sporting director Leonardo initially did not want to keep him in the French capital, but ended up returning to that decision by proposing a new contract after the deal with the Blues. reached up.
“He had lost hope [on a new contract offer] because Leonardo told him two months ago that he didn’t want to extend it, “said Tonietto The group. “But on Tuesday, Leonardo called Thiago and raised the possibility that he would stay another year.
Thiago had already reached an agreement with Chelsea, there was no going back. When you make such a proposal, you have to be convinced. A sporting director who tells a player he doesn’t want him anymore, and two months later he wants him. extend it, how do you take it? “
Tonietto says PSG manager Thomas Tuchel hoped to retain the former AC Milan star, but there was no chance he would agree to stay after Leonardo said his time in the French capital was up.
“In a club, the sports director and the coach have to walk together. It wasn’t like that,” he added. “Tuchel always wanted to keep Thiago. Leonardo was the one he didn’t want, and he’s the one with the power.
That’s why, even if he hadn’t signed with Chelsea, Thiago didn’t see how he could have accepted Leonardo’s proposal given what he had told him two months earlier. It would have been humiliating.
“We never talked about money or the length of the contract. Never. Leonardo just said he no longer counted on him. Nothing more.”
The Blues confirmed Silva’s arrival on Friday, with the defender signing a one-year contract with an option for a second season.
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