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The Irish Sun
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Thiago Silva SPYING on his beloved Chelsea as he bids to wreck their Club World Cup dream
THIAGO SILVA admits he has been spying on his beloved Chelsea to help wreck their dream of becoming world champions. The legendary defender is now with Brazilians Fluminense, who face The Blues on Thursday evening in the semi-final. 4 Thag Silva is still going strong with Fluminense at the ripe old age of 40 Credit: GETTY 4 Fluminense will take on his beloved former side, Chelsea, in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup Credit: GETTY 4 The Brazilian was recently observing his former side in training at the Cobham base Credit: GETTY There is £97 million for the tournament winner and veteran Silva will find it tough to play against the team with whom he won the Champions League and became a cult hero with the fans. 'I was in London not too long ago visiting my kids and went to some training sessions, you know. 'I know a lot of the players there, and I talk to them pretty much every week, some of them are really close to me. READ MORE ON CHELSEA 'I'm happy to have this matchup, and it's going to be a special day for me, but it will be even more special if we manage to go through. 'I'm just really grateful for everything I went through there. It was a very special team in my life, where I won one of the biggest titles of my career, and facing them now definitely won't be easy. 'I know how strong they are, but at the same time, we're going to try to play our game in the best way possible, respecting our opponent but fighting for our dream — the dream of our fans and the club. 'I don't think even the most optimistic fan could've imagined we'd be here, in the semifinals of a Club World Cup. Most read in Football 4 'We've earned our place with hard work, and now we need to stay fully focused for tomorrow's match so we can try to reach the next round.' Silva was a free transfer from French giants Paris and signed by former Watch Thiago Silva's son Iago, 13, drive Porsche as Chelsea youngster's mum Belle says 'bard did it right first time' He was an inspirational character as part of the squad that was crowned kings of Europe by beating Manchester City 1-0 four years ago. Silva is still going strong in his fifth decade and is an icon in his homeland with 113 caps for Brazil . He said: 'People always talk about the gap between Europe and South America. I was just saying recently how much respect they have for us. 'If you look at most European teams, they have top players from our continent, and that shows the respect they have for us — and it will be the same tomorrow. 'The expectations are huge. The nerves are there, the excitement is there, the anxiety too, going into a Club World Cup semifinal against them. I was in London not too long ago visiting my kids and went to some training sessions Thiago Silva 'At what you could call the final stage of my career, I'm still living important moments and trying to help in the best way I can. 'It would be special to eliminate Chelsea , even with all the love I have for them, but when you're on the pitch, you have to focus on your own team. 'After the tournament, my support for Chelsea and PSG will always be there. "I'm forever grateful to those clubs, I did everything I could while I was there, and I'll keep doing the same for Fluminense. "Hopefully, we can get this qualification.'
The Irish Sun
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Man City promise biggest transfer spree yet starting NEXT WEEK despite Premier League hearing over 130 charges looming
MANCHESTER CITY have warned Prem rivals they plan to build their greatest trophy-winning team. After a first season without a major domestic trophy since 2016-17, chairman 4 Erling Haaland signed a new 10-year deal in January and Man City expect him to be the main man in another successful decade Credit: Getty 4 Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says Haaland will be 'at the heart' of a evial by the dethroned Prem champs Credit: Getty In his address to supporters, the City chief also: Revealed the club messed up by not being 'aggressive' enough in last summer's transfer market Conceded it led to the most 'challenging' campaign since their big-money 2008 takeover at City Promised a mega spending spree from next week to boost their Club World Cup bid Insisted his bond of 'trust' with boss Pep Guardiola means this season is a one-off blip. Guardiola lifted 15 trophies before this season's duck. But Khaldoon declared: 'We will be back and the aim is to build something even better. Erling is the most prolific striker in the world. "We have him completely bought in to everything that is City. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS 'He's an incredible talent, an incredible person and at the right age. When we look at the next ten years, Erling is at the heart of what we are building. 'History is great — but then there's a new page to write. The future is about what we can do together. How we can keep winning. 'We've been working and preparing for next season since January. 'We'll take all the good things and the not so good things from this season, learn from it, improve and get better.' Most read in Football 4 Manager Pep Guardiola and Khaldoon celebrated winning the 2024 Prem crown but had to settle for a third-place finish this term Credit: Getty BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK His end-of-season club interview made no mention of the charges of 130 financial rule breaches — vehemently denied by These are still being considered by an independent commission. AC Milan drop major hint over Kyle Walker's future after Man City star's loan transfer And Khaldoon told fans: 'The beauty of football is there's always a new season. And today we get to turn this page. 'The season that just passed is behind us. The records are there. What we achieved and what we haven't. And it's basically black and white. 'Many circumstances just didn't work our way. 'Last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and it ended up costing us. We already started that team rebuild in January.' City spent £172million in the winter window on forward Norwegian superstar Haaland also penned a new mega-money, ten-year deal in January. And that will NOT be the end of their spending as Khaldoon said: 'We've identified who are the targets, in what positions, and have clear No 1 and No 2 options. 'We'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. 'Our objective is to be ready with the new squad for the 4 Guardiola's City sealed a 2023 Treble with Champions League glory Credit: PA
