Thiago Silva reveals FC Barcelona approach – Football news
Paris Saint-Germain central defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078.
The player revealed that he had a meeting with manager Tito Vilanova after the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against the Spanish giants last season. The defender stated that the manager invited him to come to the club, but he refused politely.
Silva won the FIFA Confederations Cup with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in the final with a 3-0 scoreline. The player’s future has been under speculation for the past few weeks with the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid reportedly showing
keen interest in signing the centre-back.
The former AC Milan man claimed that he had a conversation with Tito after the Champions League game and stated that the tactician insisted that he should join the Spanish club in the summer transfer window. He further added that there have been no negotiations
after that and currently wants to enjoy his holiday.
“Tito is a guy I admire. After the match between PSG and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the Champions League I had a chat with him and he invited me to come play for Barcelona. There have been no negotiations yet though, I remain calm for now and want to enjoy my holiday,”
he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the Brazilian claimed that he is happy in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 at the moment and admitted that he has a very good relation with the club’s president. He added that PSG are in no need to sell their players which is a good thing.
“In football you never know, but right now I'm happy at PSG, I'm very quiet, I speak daily with the president, it is very difficult to get out of there. PSG do not sell players, it is a very different situation to that at Milan,” he concluded.
Thiago Silva made a total of 34 appearances for the Paris-based club and scored a total of three goals in the process. The player was highly impressive for the national side in the Confederations Cup as he led the side to victory.
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