Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva signs new contract

Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva signs new contract

Chelsea have signed veteran defender Thiago Silva to a new one-year contract through the summer of 2024, the London club announced Friday.

Silva, 38, initially joined Chelsea as a free transfer on a one-year contract after leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2020. He subsequently signed 12-month extensions in 2021 and 2022.

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“I am honestly so happy to continue my career with the Blues,” the Brazil international said.

“When I signed my first contract here, it was to just do one year. Now it is already the fourth! I could not have imagined that, but really it is a very special moment for me to sign and stay at Chelsea.”