Fernando Diniz celebrates signing Thiago Silva
— I think it’s a gift for Fluminense and for Brazilian football. In my opinion, one of the greatest players of the last 15, 20 years of international football. He manages to play at a high level to this day, with impressive regularity. The last World Cup he played was perhaps his best, he was perhaps the best player in Brazil, one of the best in the World Cup in my opinion. We will have an international player today. He managed to preserve his performance despite his age. He is a great example – praised Diniz.
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Manoel, who scored the goal in the 1-0 victory over Colo-Colo, was another who praised Thiago Silva, his future Fluminense teammate.
— Thiago Silva is an idol of the club, and we are very happy with his return, we hope he can come to help us. We have great players here, one more is coming to make the squad even stronger, more qualified, so we can achieve great victories and results this year.
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Thiago Silva is back at Fluminense after 16 seasons. Created by Xerém and idol of Milan and Chelsea, the 39-year-old defender signed a contract until June 2026 and will arrive as Tricolor’s main signing for this season.
The player will arrive in Rio de Janeiro to join the squad in about a month, after the end of his contract with Chelsea and complete the procedures for his move. The international window opens on July 10th. Thus, the new number 3 will be able to play from the 18th round of the Brasileirão and will be able to compete in the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil, if Fluminense manages to qualify in both competitions.
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