Chelsea 'offered Thiago Silva' as Brazil ace planing to leave PSG

Brazil centre-back Thiago Silva could join Chelsea next season after being offered to boss Frank Lampard after Sunday's Champions League final, according to reports.

The 35-year-old will leave Paris Saint-Germain after the showpiece in Lisbon and is said to be ready to take a huge pay cut after eight years with the Lique 1 champions.

Copa America champion Thiago could help Lampard solve the defensive weaknesses that saw his side ship 54 goals in the Premier League last season and lose 7-1 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

AC Milan and Fiorentina are also keen to make Thiago a Serie A star but the veteran has a dream of playing in England, the Telegraph has said.

Thiago is believed to be earning a hefty £1.3million a month with the French giants and is thought to be targeting a two-year contract at his next club.

Lampard has added the likes of Germany striker Timo Werner and former Ajax playmaker Hakim Ziyech to his attacking options but knows he needs to shore up his backline as he targets a tilt at a title challenge.

Speaking this week, Thiago declared: 'I have already said a lot of times before I wanted to, that I want to finish [my career] here in Europe.

'A decision was taken, now things are calm in my head. It will be...another club, but my heart will stay here.'

Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti could also move for the 89-cap international, having signed him when he was Milan manager in 2012.