Thiago Silva has signed a one-year deal with Chelsea after leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, the club have announced.
Silva becomes the third big defensive acquisition from Frank Lampard’s team this summer, with the Blues having announced the arrivals of Ben Chilwell and Malang Sarr this week. He is also the second player, after Sarr, to join the club on a free transfer, having run out his contract at Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the 2019/20 campaign.
During his time in Paris, Silva made a total of 315 appearances, including 21 this season as PSG won a domestic treble.
Silva, who makes the move on a free transfer, has now joined Chelsea on a one-year deal with the option of extending that deal by one further season.
He becomes Chelsea’s fifth major signing of the window, with Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell and Malang Sarr already snapped up.
