Thiago Silva: 'I won't move from Milan'
There is no Real Madrid in Thiago Silva's future. AC Milan defender said in a press conference at Milanello: “I feel settled here. I had a good season last year. It is the first time I have seen this newspaper and I do not know anything. The only thong I know is that I'm focused only and always on Milan and want to stay here until at least 2014, which is the current expiry date of my contract. I am here at Milan and I feel really at home, as if Milan was really my family, my second family. I am fine here."
Then he added: "It has been said that I am an idol for the Milan fans? I thank them, for me it is important to know. I think I did well last year but this year I want to do better and better. I'm fine now, I already started training in the last days of my stay in Brazil before returning to Milanello. I feel ready to do my first workout with Allegro. I will meet our new coach this afternoon, I am looking forward to this year because I hope that Milan will do well and excel. I believe that Milan this year is a bit stronger than last year's because two or three quality players have arrived which can help us. We can and must do everything better, even as a group because we all have more experience than last year. "
On the new coach, Allegri, Thiago Silva said: “I saw that in London our defence defended pretty high, this is a good thing. If we have the ball as close as possible to the attacking midfield, we are actually closer to the opponent's goal and our goal must always be to stay that way: to score. What about the World Cup in South Africa? Yes, I expected, and hoped to play more. But this is football and then Lucio and Juan were among the strongest central defenders in the world. Now I hope to be picked for the national team, and do well in Brazil. I hope that me and Pato play more for the national side. I must say that Alexandre has started the season strongly, he has been consistent and constantly improving, I absolutely want to be with him in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with our national team."