Silva reveals he told Chelsea to sign this midfielder but…

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva in a recent statement said revealed he told the West London club to sign Lucas Paqueta.

This comes as West Ham confirmed on the transfer deadline day that they had completed a transfer deal for Brazil midfielder Paqueta.

According to the reports, the Hammers paid an initial £36.5m for the Lyon star in a deal that could rise to £50m

Silva disclosed he spoke to Chelsea about exploring the possibility of signing him before he made a move to their London rivals West Ham.

“I heard he was about to leave Lyon [so] had some conversations here with some people, but unfortunately things didn’t work out,” Silva told ESPN Brazil.

“We weren’t 100% sure he would leave Lyon. The last week arrived, this thing got a lot [clearer], and we had some other priorities because of the injuries we have in the team.

“So we needed a striker, another defender. A midfielder was a little less. I think that’s why things didn’t evolve well.”