'That made me truly sad' - Silva slams PSG over Ramos transfer

The veteran center-back admits to feeling betrayed by the Parisian club, who decided against renewing him last year.

Thiago Silva admits Paris Saint-Germain signing Sergio Ramos on a two-year deal after refusing to make him a similar offer left him “truly sad.”

Silva spent the better part of his prime years at Paris Saint-Germain, helping the club achieve a host of major honors including seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles.

The Brazilian’s farewell, however, was not a special one and certainly not as it should’ve been for a player with eight years of service to the club as departed Parc des Princes after the expiry of his contract.

PSG had reportedly refused to hand the 36-year-old defender a contract lasting more than a year given his age, yet went on to sign a 35-year-old Ramos on a longer contract.

“I have nothing against Sergio Ramos, but Sergio, at the time at which they offered him a two-year contract, was the same age as me last year,” Silva told ESPN Brazil.

“So that made me truly sad. I have not yet spoken about it with anyone, because it made me really sad because I felt like I had done nothing for the club.

“My departure is a page that has certainly been turned, but at the same time I think a lot, I reflect a lot on everything that has happened. I think that something else could have been done.

“Because it was not eight days, or eight months that I spent with PSG. It was eight years with lots of victories, lots of work to be able to change, and put PSG at the level that it is at today.

“I want PSG to win, because the club deserves all the respect. But, in light of the way that things played out, I have this feeling of sadness and I feel that it could have been done differently.”