Owen Hargreaves believes Chelsea are making one other mistake after Thiago Silva introduced he can be leaving the membership on the finish of the season.
The Brazilian confirmed on Monday in an emotional video message he can be calling time on his 4 yr spell in west London.
Chelsea making a mistake letting Silva depart?
Todd Boehly and Clearlake have come underneath fireplace for the best way they’ve run Chelsea since they took over in Might 2022, with the lengthy contracts and heavy spending but to point out any actual indicators of progress or success on the pitch.
It stays unclear if Chelsea supplied Silva a brand new deal or not, however former Bayern Munich and Manchester United participant Hargreaves believes the membership ought to have finished all the pieces of their energy to maintain the veteran defender.
“Chelsea ought to have saved him on. I believe they need to have saved him”, Hargreaves mentioned on Premier League Productions.
“The rationale why they’re struggling this season is as a result of they haven’t any leaders, no skilled gamers.
“They want extra of them, not much less. You don’t let the man go who’s gained the Champions League and been among the finest centre-backs of all time.
“He may have stayed to mentor all these good younger centre-backs they’ve, like Colwill, Badiashile and Disasi.
“Having gamers like Thiago Silva within the dressing room is priceless. A man like Thiago, who has been there and finished it, he doesn’t fold within the massive moments.
“He can nonetheless play. I believe he’ll return to Brazil and play there. It’s so vital to have mentors if you come by way of, that man can be the very best mentor ever.”
Silva has 5 video games left with Chelsea, beginning with Thursday evening’s London derby in opposition to Tottenham which is a should win if the Blues are going to face any probability of qualifying for Europe subsequent season.