Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with Thiago Silva over a new contract, the defender has revealed.
The Blues' focus over the last few weeks has primarily been on hoovering up some of Europe's best young talent in the transfer market, but negotiations with Silva, 38, have still been taking place in the background.
No club in the Premier League came close to matching Chelsea's activity in January: the Londoners shelled out in excess of £323million to acquire eight players; including World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez, who was signed on deadline day for a British-record transfer fee of £105m.
