{"id":296562,"date":"2023-11-29T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296562"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:24:36","slug":"thiago-silva-said-it-was-love-at-first-sight-when-he-joined-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/thiago-silva-said-it-was-love-at-first-sight-when-he-joined-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiago Silva said it was &apos;love at first sight&apos; when he joined Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva admits it felt &#8216;like love at first sight&#8217; when he joined the club in 2020 &#8211; and reveals his dream would be watching his kids play professionally at Stamford Bridge<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thiago Silva has made 130 appearances for Chelsea since joining back in 2020\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 39-year-old Brazilian has two sons who both play for the club&#8217;s academy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why it&#8217;s NEVER OK to cheer in the press box (even if England win the World Cup!) &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thiago Silva has revealed that it would be his &#8216;dream&#8217; to see his kids play professionally for Chelsea in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian defender is still going strong at the age of 39 in what is his fourth season at Stamford Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has built a strong affinity with the club and their supporters, and played down talks of a return to Brazil in the summer as his family are happy and settled in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Silva has two sons, Isago da Silva and Iago da Silva and both currently play for Chelsea&#8217;s academy.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the club&#8217;s website, Silva said it was &#8216;love at first sight&#8217; when he joined the club in 2020, and would love to see his children play at the club in the future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/12\/78371333-12804715-image-a-1_1701262021027.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thiago Silva said it was &#8216;love at first sight&#8217; when he joined Chelsea back in 2020<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz_9QadLj9B\/<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Thiago Silva (@thiagosilva)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/12\/78371361-12804715-image-m-3_1701262067413.jpg\" height=\"632\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His family are happy and settled in London (Silva&#8217;s wife Belle pictured after their 2021 Champions League triumph)<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have to say, at every club I&#8217;ve been at, I&#8217;ve felt a lot of love from the clubs themselves and the fans, but here it feels a little bit different, because of the fact that my kids are playing in the team too,&#8217; Silva said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For me, it would be a dream to see them play professionally at Chelsea. I love watching them, ultimately, and I try to help them as much as I can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I love seeing my kids playing here, my wife is here all the time and even wants to be at every away game. I think she realises that time is running out slightly, so she wants to make the most of the last few years of my career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I got here, it felt like love at first sight, to be honest, and I&#8217;m still very proud to be here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Silva has surpassed initial expectations at Stamford Bridge, with his age raising questions on how long he could go at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Since his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain, he has played 130 games and scored six goals, with Chelsea&#8217;s biggest achievement being their Champions League triumph in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had been linked with a return to boyhood club Fluminense, but refuted those claims to Brazilian publication Ge Globo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/12\/78371365-12804715-image-a-4_1701262109377.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brazilian defender Silva is still going strong at Stamford Bridge at the age of 39<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone knows how much I would like to return to Fluminense, but today it&#8217;s hard to talk to my family [about it] because my children don&#8217;t want to live in Brazil,&#8217; Silva said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a very complicated situation, but we still have a year to reflect and understand what we&#8217;re going to do next year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mirror, his eldest son Isago, 15, has a contract due to run until the summer of 2025 at Cobham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12804715\/Thiago-Silva-love-sight-joined-Chelsea-Brazilian-defender-reveals-kids-play-Stamford-Bridge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva admits it felt &#8216;like love at first sight&#8217; 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