Trevoh Chalobah has gone from a Chelsea fringe player to a guaranteed starter, a reward for all his hard work and patience at Stamford Bridge.
After spending the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Crystal Palace, Trevoh Chalobah was recalled by Chelsea in January 2025 due to an injury crisis.
And the rest is history.
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Chalobah is now one of the first names on the team’s sheet for Chelsea, and at just 26 years of age, he’s yet to reach his full potential at Stamford Bridge.
However, there is one former Chelsea player that he really looks up to.
Trevoh Chalobah names former Chelsea defender Thiago Silva as one of the best in the world
Thiago Silva’s tenure at Chelsea from 2020 to 2024 may just be one of the most successful free-agent signings in Premier League history.
Despite arriving at age 35, he became a real leader of the defense for four seasons before returning to Fluminense on a free transfer in the summer of 2024.
Even Joao Felix admitted that Thiago Silva is one of the best players he’s ever played with.
And Trevoh Chalobah clearly feels the same way.
Speaking to the BBC, the Chelsea defender put him down as one of the top three best defenders to ever play the game of football.
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Thiago Silva is exactly the kind of player Chelsea need right now
Jamie Redknapp hit the nail on the head with his assessment of Chelsea’s centre-back situation after their loss to Arsenal midweek.
The Blues are seriously lacking an experienced figure at the heart of the defence who can control things when times get tough.
It’s a rather inexperienced centre-back pool, with some of them yet to even prove they have what it takes to perform consistently at the top level.
Levi Colwill really stepped up, but his injury has caused unwanted problems this season.
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