Defender Thiago Silva will be a reinforcement for Fluminense! According to information from the GE.com website, the parties reached an agreement in the last few hours.
The player is at the end of his contract with Chelsea, England. Thus, he will wear the jersey of the club from Rio de Janeiro from the middle of the year. The international transfer window will open on July 10th.
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Only two Brazilian players from the 2014 World Cup remain in Europe
The only Brazilian players who are still expected to remain in Europe at the end of the current season are defender Dante, who wears the Nice jersey in France, and attacking midfielder Willian, from Fulham, England.
With Thiago Silva’s return to Brazilian football, there are nine players who play in the A and B Series of the Brazilian Championship.
In addition to the defender, the following names play here: David Luiz (Flamengo), Fernandinho (Athletico-PR), Marcelo (Fluminense), Hulk (Atlético-MG), Paulinho (Corinthians), Luiz Gustavo (São Paulo), Bernard (will arrive at Atlético-MG in the middle of the year) and Jô (Amazonas).
The following players have already retired: Jefferson, Daniel Alves, Fred, Júlio César, Maxwell, Ramires, Hernanes, Victor and Maicon. Two others are outside of Europe: Neymar, at Al-Hilal, and Oscar, at Shanghai Port. Defender Henrique, in turn, is without a club.
How many players over 40 are there in the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship?
With the arrival of Thiago Silva, who will turn 40 on September 22, Serie A of the Brazilian Championship now has five players who are or will turn 40 this season.
This Saturday (4), midfielder Fernandinho, from Athletico-PR, reaches the mark of 40 years old. Defender Felipe Melo, from Fluminense, has his birthday on June 26, and will turn 41 on that date.
The oldest player in the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship is goalkeeper Fábio, from Fluminense, who will turn 44 on September 30. Midfielder Nenê, from Juventude, will turn 43 on July 19.
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the first four episodes available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
