Chelsea and Thiago Silva might have reached an agreement for a new deal ahead of next season, MySportDab reports.
The Blues are happy with the Brazilian defender who is willing to stay beyond the season.
Thiago Silva joined Chelsea during the Frank Lampard era and since then he has been enjoying life with the club.
The club is now ready to give him a new contract which will see him remain with them for another season.
The last campaign was a fantastic one despite them not lifting any title in England, but they went on winning the biggest.
The 36-year-old played a huge part in seeing that dream come to reality last season against Manchester City.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed the latest reports coming out of Chelsea’s camp concerning the defender.
See What He Said:
“Chelsea are preparing their new contract proposal for Thiago Silva.
“New Deal until 2023 to be completed soon.
“Sources see his contract extension as a matter of time”
“Thiago Silva wants to stay as he’s loving Chelsea life – Board and Tuchel super happy with him.
The Premier League are now assured of one defender and now they will try to resolve dispute with Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta.
Despite Thiago Silva’s good news, Chelsea might see three of their defenders leave as a free agents when the season comes to an end.
Cesar Azpilicueta has been linked with a move to Barcelona and no word about an extension coming from Stamford Bridge despite serving 10 years.
Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger are both yet to reach an agreement with Chelsea to extend their contract which might see them agree to leave in January.
Although any agreement with other clubs will have to wait until the end of the season before it could be officially signed and completed.
Chelsea is currently working on making sure things don’t get to that point after Thiago Silva good news of a new deal.
