Champions League winner Chelsea extend contracts of Thiago Silva and Olivier Giroud for a year

The newly-crowned Champions League winner Chelsea has extended the contracts of Thiago Silva and Olivier Giroud for one more season. The veteran defender and striker will stay at Stamford Bridge for the 2021-22 Premier League season.

Silva, 36, was signed from Paris St Germain on a free transfer last August on a one-year deal and featured 34 times for Chelsea across all competitions.

Chelsea added that they had exercised the option to extend Giroud’s contract in April. The 34-year-old was their top scorer in the Champions League this season with six goals.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia told the club website: “When we brought Thiago Silva in last summer, we knew we were adding a world-class player to the squad. Thiago has duly shown everyone at Chelsea his immense quality throughout this season, and he has had a huge influence on and off the pitch for us.

“We said when he signed that we hoped Thiago would add new trophies to his impressive list of honours, and he has done just that with our success in the Champions League this weekend. We now hope that he carries on in exactly the same fashion in the coming year.”

On Giroud, Granovskaia said: “Olivier has been such a crucial part of so many big moments for this club, from his contribution to our FA Cup victory in 2018 to scoring 11 goals on the way to winning the Europa League in 2019.

“He has continued to score significant goals, and we will never forget his effort against Atletico Madrid on the way to winning the Champions League this season.

“With so much to still to play for, there was only one decision we could make when we exercised the option to extend his contract back in April.”