{"id":532926,"date":"2023-10-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=532926"},"modified":"2023-10-29T09:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:48:22","slug":"agbonlahor-suggests-thiago-silva-u-turn-at-chelsea-after-new-reveal-theres-no-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/agbonlahor-suggests-thiago-silva-u-turn-at-chelsea-after-new-reveal-theres-no-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Agbonlahor suggests Thiago Silva U-turn at Chelsea after new reveal &#8211; &#8216;there&#8217;s no doubt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Gabby Agbonlahor<\/strong> <strong>has insisted there is &#8220;absolutely no doubt&#8221; Thiago Silva can &#8220;play on&#8221; at Chelsea despite his advancing years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Aston Villa striker, speaking exclusively to <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>, admitted the 39-year-old may choose to return to Brazil or head to Saudi Arabia after his time in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Sunday (22 October) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-club-ready-thiago-silva-offer-after-chelsea-exit-twist\/\">Brazillian giants Fluminense are ready to offer Silva the chance to return to his homeland next summer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Chelsea\" class=\"wp-image-529373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/09\/Mauricio-Pochettino-Sep-2023.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources have also told <strong>Football Insider <\/strong>(20 October) that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-big-update-on-thiago-silva-quitting-chelsea\/\">the veteran defender is now increasingly likely to leave the Blues at the end of the season.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/thiago-silva\/profil\/spieler\/29241\">Silva<\/a>&#8216;s contract at Stamford Bridge is set to expire in June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has been at the club since 2020 and lifted the Champions League in his first campaign in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 113-cap star has played every minute of all nine Premier League games this season and has racked up 126 appearances in total for Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agbonlahor told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>\u2019s Ewan Kingsbury: <em>\u201cIt will depend on him and what kind of level he wants to play at.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHe might look at it and think he\u2019s earned enough money at Chelsea, and he\u2019s happy to take less somewhere else.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHe might even be settled in London. He\u2019s been there a while.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea\" class=\"wp-image-459465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243236091resize.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe don\u2019t know what his plans are, exactly. He could go back to Brazil or try Saudi Arabia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBut if we\u2019re talking about him as a player. Looking at his performances so far this season, there\u2019s absolutely no doubt that can still play on in the Premier League. So, I expect a U-turn could happen\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-chelsea-to-launch-off-field-plan-after-80m-deal-confirmed\/\">Chelsea to launch stadium plan after deal agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabby Agbonlahor has insisted there is &#8220;absolutely no doubt&#8221; Thiago Silva can &#8220;play on&#8221; at Chelsea despite his advancing years. The former Aston Villa striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, admitted the 39-year-old may choose to return to Brazil or head to Saudi Arabia after his time in England. 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