According to Italian sources, Everton could be eyeing up Thiago Silva, who will become a free agent this summer upon the expiry of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.
Italian outlet Sportal have reported that Goodison Park may well be Silva’s next destination as Carlo Ancelotti – who has worked with him in both Italy and France – would ‘gladly’ embrace a move to reunite with him despite his advanced age of 35.
Silva has been with PSG since 2012, after a move across Serie A from AC Milan. As he has aged, his market value has gradually dropped and he is now worth just £5.4million (via Transfermarkt) though, given his experience, potentially capturing him on a free could be considered a bargain.
After all, he boasts a much better pass completion rate than both Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate (95.5% compared to 83.7% and 79.9% per WhoScored), and makes more blocks per game on average than the two Toffees defenders.
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Still, he is obviously in the autumn of his career considering his age, prompting a debate amongst fans online, where one supporter even said he’d end up as a ‘Brazilian Ashley Williams’ at Goodison while another used a GIF to agree with that statement…
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— Will (@WAJG_96) March 23, 2020
— Cam🌹 (@CamMurray78) March 23, 2020
Don’t know if his legs would last the pace over here
— William (@Will72427610) March 23, 2020
35 though depends on his wages can’t see us paying a 35 year old a fortune we haven’t got it
— ancelotti_bluewhitearmy (@carlos_bluearmy) March 23, 2020
If CarloFantastico thinks it’s a good idea……I think it’s a good idea…..it really is that simple folks….😬UTFT 💙
— Mike (@Mike47506739) March 23, 2020
What’s your thoughts, Blues? Would you take Thiago Silva at Everton? Join the discussion in the comments below!
