Mega Deal: Chelsea ready for the transfer of Brazilian star player

It has been claimed that Brazilian side Fluminense are putting an offer for Chelsea defender Thiago Silva.

Everybody doubted that Thiago Silva would be able to compete at the level he has over the past 15 years because of his age – and many believed he could not handle the Premier League.

However – that has not been the case and he has been one of the best central defenders in the Premier League – and a real leader for the Blues ever since he arrived at the club.

But there has been alot of speculation in the media that Thiago Silva could be one of the big names that leaves the club as the Blues look to the future, and he has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge.

The football Insider claim the Londoners are happy to let Silva depart despite his status as a firm fan favourite.

The reports add that club chiefs believe the likes of Levi Colwill, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana will provide adequate cover in future seasons, and Fluminense are ready to offer Thiago Silva the chance to return to his homeland.

The Brazilian recently left the door open to a move back home: ‘This relationship has been going on for a long time, right,’ Thiago Silva told Globo’s Esporte Espetacular of Fluminense. ‘But I prefer to remain silent at this moment, as there has already been some controversy in the recent past.

‘I now have a family, I have children. So we have to think about this aspect too. It’s about seeing where things can bring us happiness, to finish this beautiful and successful career that I believe I have achieved.’

Former CHELSEA defender William Gallas spoke last month of how he feels the Brazilian is playing like he knows it is his last season: ‘Thiago Silva knows that it is going to be a very difficult season for him,’ Gallas told Genting Casino in September.

‘He knows that this is his last season, and he doesn’t have the right support around him.

‘A player like Thiago Silva, who is thirty-eight-years-old, normally would be looking to the younger players to lift him, to help him with their quality.

‘Chelsea doesn’t have that quality at the moent. It looks like he has to manage everything at the back. During the game against Bournemouth [which finished goalless], he was trying to explain to the midfield where they have to go when he has the ball. That shouldn’t be happening.’