Thiago Silva: I want to stay at AC Milan and win the Champions League

Posted Friday, June 24, 2011 by YAHOO Sport

AC Milan defender Thiago Silva wants to prosper at San Siro and win the Champions League.

The 26-year-old recently claimed Barcelona had sounded him out over a potential move which fueled rumors he was heading for Spain.

However, Goal.com revealed he was not leaving, but merely using his comments as a tactic to earn a pay increase.

And Silva has now said his only aim is to remain at the club until the expiry of his contract in 2016.

"Next year I will play at Milan and my first objective is to win the Champions League," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Confirming his future rests with the Serie A champions, he added: "Until the end of my contract, I will stay at Milan, then we will see. I only recently signed a deal until 2016."

Silva, who is part of the Brazil squad for the Copa America in July, joined Milan in 2009 from Fluminense and made his debut under compatriot Leonardo.

He is a regular starter in Massimiliano Allegri's squad, gaining the Serie A Player of the Sesaon award from Goal.com in 2010-11, and the club has often said he will not be leaving.