Captain tetracampeonato of Brazil in the Confederations Cup, defender Thiago Silva has proven that is a moral in world football. On Sunday, after lifting the cup tournament FIFA, the defender of the Paris Saint-Germain admitted he received an invitation to play in Barcelona. And the request came from the Catalan team coach, Tito Vilanova.
According to the Brazilian, the conversation with the Spanish coach happened after the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, when the PSG was eliminated by Barca after a draw by 1-1.
"Tito [Vilanova] is a great coach, a guy I admire. Had a brief conversation with him and asked me to play at Barcelona. Talks about Nothing, I'm quiet my mind and I want to enjoy my holiday. Ever in football know, but I'm happy at PSG, I speak daily with the president, "said Thiago before warning:" It is very difficult for me to leave. "
Hailed as one of the best defenders in the world after the title this Sunday with the Brazilian team, Thiago Silva is wanted by Barcelona for some time. When the player left the Milan, the Catalan club came to an interest in him, but made no proposal. This season, however, the situation is different.
Renovation after the crushing defeat by 7-0 in aggregate semifinals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich, Barca need a defender to partner Piqué. Besides Puyol, who is elderly and undergoes physical problems, only the young defender Marc Bartra is cast in Catalan. Because of this, players like Mascherano, Adriano and Alex Song had to be improvised in the core defense of Tito Vilanova last season.
28 years old and at the height of his career, Thiago Silva is seen as the best quarterback possible to strengthen the Barcelona. Despite qualifying the team Messi and Neymar as "a dream team and the best team in the world", the Brazilian recalled his move from Milan to PSG last year, to reaffirm the difficulty of leaving the French team.
"It's hard, the difference is that last year, Milan wanted to sell me. Now PSG do not want.'s A very different situation. Hopefully everything will be resolved as quickly as possible so that this uncertainty ends," explained defender.