Chelsea are reportedly preparing a new contract proposal for veteran defender Thiago Silva whose current deal expires at the end of the season.
Silva becomes a free agent next summer and it is understood that the Blues camp are keen to tie down the Brazil international to extended terms in the English capital.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has suggesed that Chelsea have set in motions plans to offer Silva a new deal that will run until the summer of 2023 which would come as a respite on the contract front for the gaffer Thomas Tuchel.
The Chelsea boss has long attempted to offer the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Silva renewed terms with Rudiger likely to call it quits at Stamford Bridge when the ongonig campaign comes to a close.
Spanish giants Real Madrid are poised to land Rudiger’s signature on a free transfer with the club preparing a mega-money offer for the Germany international amid his long drawn out standoff on penning a new deal with Chelsea.
