Thiago Silva finally announces he told Chelsea to sign brilliant £54M midfielder
Thiago Silva has revealed he told Chelsea to explore the possibility of signing new West Ham signing Lucas Paqueta
Paqueta was a player that was in the headlines alot of the course of the transfer window – as numerous clubs were ready to make a move to the Brazilian star
However –The Hammers confirmed earlier in the week that they had completed a ‘club-record deal’ for Brazil midfielder Paqueta – after they spent £54 million on bringing him to the Premier League
Silva is an admirer of his Brazil team-mate and says he spoke to Chelsea FC about pursuing the midfielder before he made a move to their London rivals West Ham.
‘I heard he was about to leave Lyon [so] had some conversations here with some people, but unfortunately things didn’t work out,’ Silva told ESPN Brazil.
‘We weren’t 100% sure he would leave Lyon. The last week arrived, this thing got a lot [clearer] and we had some other priorities because of the injuries we have in the team.
‘So we needed a striker, another defender. A midfielder, was a little less. I think that’s why things didn’t evolve well.
‘But I’m happy for Paqueta because West Ham certainly have a very good structure, it’s a great club in the Premier League scene.’