{"id":12151,"date":"2026-05-24T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2026-05-24T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:01:50","slug":"chelsea-offer-thiago-silva-role-in-clubs-wider-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12151","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea offer Thiago Silva role in club&#8217;s wider infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have made Thiago Silva an offer to become part of the club\u2019s wider infrastructure when he eventually decides to retire from football according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silva left Chelsea in the summer of 2024 after a successful four year spell at the club, during which he won the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Brazilian returned to his home country and signed for Fluminense, who played against Chelsea in the Club World Cup semi final last summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea offer Thiago Silva role in their wider infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Following his spell in Brazil, Silva returned to Europe and signed with Porto, where he won the Portuguese league title this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old has now left the club, and is weighing up the next move in his career, or whether he\u2019ll decide to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Fans would love to see Silva back in some capacity once he\u2019s finished playing, and according to ESPN Brazil the Blues have made him an offer to become part of the club\u2019s wider infrastructure, whilst if he decides to continue playing he could return to AC Milan for a year.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds the role would seem him become part of the general coaching staff, and he\u2019d gradually progress through the club\u2019s structure in time.<\/p>\n<p>Silva made 155 appearances for the Blues, and has a brilliant relationship with the fans who\u2019d welcome him back with open arms.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A SA\u00cdDA DE D\u00d3RIA DO S\u00c3O PAULO | GABRIEL JESUS FALA SOBRE SONHO | COMO \u00c9 A RELA\u00c7\u00c3O DE JARDIM E ABEL?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_VEpvnvZVy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 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