Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has revealed why Chelsea decided to hand Thiago Silva a contract at the club.
However, Chelsea swooped in and offered him a one-year contract to make the move to the Bridge, as Frank Lampard seeks to add a leader to his back-line, and the deal was announced earlier today.
Now Granovskaia, who is the woman that gets alot of Chelsea deals done, has opened up and revealed just why the club decided to hand the ageing defender a one-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
She said: ‘We are delighted to be able to add a player of Thiago Silva’s proven world-class credentials to our squad.
‘Having performed at the highest level for many years, we have no doubt his experience and quality will complement the many exciting talents we already have here.
‘Thiago will be an excellent fit and we hope he can add some new trophies to his impressive list of honours.’
Silva is a very short-term solution, but Chelsea fans knew that as it will give the club more time to line-up more long-term targets during the course of next season, many people are getting excited about just what Chelsea can do next season.
He is a world class player that has the ability to play from the back, and considering reports even suggested that he took a pay-cut to make the move to London, this is a very good bit of business by Chelsea once again. What a summer the club are having right?