Thiago Silva and Aubameyang both agree £127M Chelsea target ‘is incredible’
Brazilian defender Thiago Silva of Chelsea has acknowledged the excellence of target Rafael Leao.
Leao has emerged as one of the most sought-after young forwards in the game after helping AC Milan win the Seria A title last season, with clubs like Liverpool and Real Madrid also showing interest in a potential transfer.
There is still a lot of media speculation that Chelsea is keen on a transfer deal and will move throughout the next few transfer windows to try to close a deal.
The young player played in the 3-0 Champions League loss to Chelsea in midweek, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Thiago Silva both praised him during the game.
Speaking to Tuttomercatoweb, when asked about the Portuguese winger Aubameyang responded: “He is an incredible player, truly impressive. He is very fast, powerful, he can make a difference at any moment. Nothing else to say except that he is incredible.”
Thiago Silva agreed with his teammate and admitted if Leao had scored at the end of the first half then the result could have been very different for the Blues.
Silva said: “Milan were in difficulty because Chelsea had a great game.
“It’s normal that if one team plays well the other struggles. Then it all depends, if Leao scored that goal at the end of the first half it would’ve changed the game completely.
“I always tell my players, within a game there are many games. If he had scored at that moment, the second half would’ve been a different match.
“It was important not to concede that goal. Then in the second half we played well and Milan struggled a bit, but Tuesday will be a different game.”