Chelsea eyeing up club legend as future manager despite Maresca appointment

James Shearman

• Updated: 6 Jun 2024 19:04 BST
• 3 min read

Chelsea are reportedly hoping that Thiago Silva will manage the club one day.

The Blues only recently appointed Enzo Maresca on a five-year deal, after parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino.

Still, they are already thinking about who could take on the job in the future.

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According to The Evening Standard, Chelsea want to develop a coaching production line that would see the likes of Silva take charge at Stamford Bridge.

Silva left the Blues this summer after four fantastic seasons at the West London club.

He has returned to his native Brazil to play for Fluminense for the remainder of his playing career.

The 39-year-old has previously expressed his desire to return to Chelsea and has ambitions of becoming a head coach after he retires.

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What Thiago Silva said about his Chelsea exit

"Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years. Not just for me but for my family, too," he told the Chelsea website.

"I think in everything I did here over the four years, I always gave my all," he continued. "But, unfortunately, everything has a start, a middle and an end.

"That doesn’t mean that this is a definitive end. I hope to leave the door open so that in the near future I can return, albeit in another role here.

"But…it’s an indescribable love. I can only say thank you."

He added: "It is already hard saying goodbye in the most normal of circumstances but when there is a mutual love, it’s even harder. But once a Blue, always a Blue."