Thiago Silva to Rejoin Fluminense After Leaving Chelsea: Former Brazil Captain Extends Playing Career

Brazilian defender Thiago Silva (39) will join Fluminense – the club he started with – at the end of the season after four years at Chelsea. The former captain of the Brazil team (113 caps), who played for AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, signed for two seasons and thus will extend his playing career, which he started in 1998 as a youth at Fluminense before playing there again at the professional level from 2006 to 2008.

Thiago Silva has worn the Chelsea shirt more than 150 times and won three major trophies: the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup in 2021. “Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the intention of staying just one year, but it lasted four years,” said “O Monstro” – his nickname – in a video posted online at the end of April by the club during the club’s formality.

During this time, “I always gave myself the best. But unfortunately, everything has a beginning, middle and end,” he continued, holding back his tears with difficulty. “That doesn’t mean it’s a definitive end. I hope to leave the door open so that I can return soon, even if it is in a different capacity,” the Brazilian international also said, speaking in his native language. “Normally, it’s already hard to say goodbye, but when there’s mutual love, it’s even harder. “But once a Blue, always a Blue,” he said.