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title: "Everton: Fans are divided over potential links to Thiago Silva"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fans-are-divided-over-potential-links-to-thiago-silva/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Everton"
published: "2020-03-24T12:50:13Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T09:19:45Z"
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# Everton: Fans are divided over potential links to Thiago Silva

**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](https://www.sportal.it/calciomercato/thiago-silva-riflette-in-brasile.html) 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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago-silva/marktwertverlauf/spieler/29241)) 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](https://www.whoscored.com/PlayerComparison)), 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…

https://twitter.com/YeraldMina13/status/1242051259676471307?s=20

> [pic.twitter.com/EGOrsICEtx](https://t.co/EGOrsICEtx)
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> — Will (@WAJG\_96) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/WAJG_96/status/1242053811050622980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/x070QsZArk](https://t.co/x070QsZArk)
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> — Cam🌹 (@CamMurray78) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/CamMurray78/status/1242051215728525313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Don’t know if his legs would last the pace over here
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> — William (@Will72427610) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/Will72427610/status/1242098811096440835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 35 though depends on his wages can’t see us paying a 35 year old a fortune we haven’t got it
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> — ancelotti\_bluewhitearmy (@carlos\_bluearmy) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/carlos_bluearmy/status/1242202434585399296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 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](https://twitter.com/Mike47506739/status/1242057463827963905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What’s your thoughts, Blues? Would you take Thiago Silva at Everton? Join the discussion in the comments below!***