Thiago Silva has finally made it official: in July, he will return to Fluminense as a free agent. The Brazilian’s contract with Chelsea expires at the end of the season, and after pondering it for some time, he decided to pack the bags and go back to his boyhood club.
Therefore, the center-back will join the list of Brasileirão footballers who played in the Premier League. While some of them, like his future teammate Marquinhos (on loan at Flu from Arsenal), spent a short time in England, others (like Silva himself) left a mark on English football.
READ MORE
++ When will Thiago Silva debut for Fluminense?
++ Thiago Silva is back to Fluminense; check the details
++ With Thiago Silva, Fluminense will have five World Cup veterans with Brazil
Grêmio goalkeeper Rafael Cabral and Criciúma defender Tobias Figueiredo took their talents to the United Kingdom at some point in their careers but did not feature in the Premier League, which is why they are not part of this list.
Like Silva, Bernard will also join the Brazilian Serie A in July as he signed a pre-contract agreement with Atlético Mineiro.
The players in the 2024 Brasileirão with a past in the Premier League
- Fernandinho (Athletico Paranaense): Manchester City
- Bernard (Atlético Mineiro): Everton Gustavo Scarpa (Atlético Mineiro): Nottingham Forest
- Eduardo Vargas (Atlético Mineiro): Queen Park Rangers
- Rafael (Botafogo): Manchester United
- Marçal (Botafogo): Wolverhampton
- Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro): West Bromwich
- Thiago Silva (Fluminense): Chelsea
- Marquinhos (Fluminense): Arsenal
- Guillermo Varela (Flamengo): Manchester United
- David Luiz (Flamengo): Chelsea and Arsenal
- Matías Viña (Flamengo): Bournemouth
- James Rodríguez (São Paulo): Everton
- Lucas Moura (São Paulo): Tottenham
- Jonathan Calleri (São Paulo): West Ham
- Fernando (Internacional): Manchester City
- Enner Valencia (Internacional): Everton and West Ham
- Fábio (Grêmio): Manchester United, Middlesbrough, and Queen Park Rangers
- Diego Costa (Grêmio): Chelsea and Wolverhampton
- Yannick Bolasie (Criciúma): Crystal Palace and Everton
- Paulinho (Corinthians): Tottenham
- Nenê (Juventude): West Ham
- Gary Medel (Vasco): Cardiff
- Dimitri Payet (Vasco): West Ham
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the first four episodes available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
