• Ligue 1

PSG sign Thiago Silva from AC Milan

ESPN staff
July 14, 2012
Thiago Silva had been linked to Manchester City © PA Photos
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Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Thiago Silva from AC Milan on a five-year deal.

The news follows Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi's announcement that he had agreed to sell both Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to PSG.

The Brazil centre-back's agent, Paulo Toniello, had indicated on Saturday morning that the transfer was still "far from" complete, but terms were agreed later in the day and the move has now been finalised.

A statement on PSG's official website read: "Thiago Silva, 27 years old, Brazilian international, from AC Milan, has this Saturday signed with Paris Saint-Germain for five seasons."

Manchester City had been credited with an interest in Silva earlier in the summer, but PSG have got their man for a fee reported to be in the region of €40 million.

The deal to take Ibrahimovic to Paris, though, has yet to be agreed, with the player reportedly eager to secure a salary in the region of €14 million a year. His agent, Mino Raiola, denied on Saturday that the Sweden striker had arrived at the club to undergo a medical and indicated that talks were still ongoing.

"He is not in Paris to pass his medical," he told the media. "We will continue to work and give a press conference when everything is settled."

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