PSG trying late attempt to convince Thiago Silva to stay

PSG made a desperate late attempt to convince Thiago Silva to stay this week.

Sky Sports says the club made a last-ditch attempt to sign him up to a new deal - with the defender instead seeking a fresh chapter after falling out with sporting director Leonardo.

The Brazilian will undergo a medical with Chelsea on Thursday after stating he had played his last game for the French side in their Champions League final defeat against Bayern.

Silva is set to become the latest addition to Frank Lampard's squad after a busy summer already that has already seen three signings arrive, but his manager Thomas Tuchel has spent this week trying to convince him to stay, the report adds.

It claims Leonardo does not hold the 35-year-old in the same regard and wants his exit to go through, with relations between the pair thought to have deteriorated.