‘DI MARIA JOINING BIGGER CLUB’
Thiago Silva believes Angel Di Maria will be making a step up when he leaves Manchester United for Paris Saint Germain.
Di Maria will undergo a medical in Qatar today afterPSG agreed a fee of £44.5million to sign the Argentina winger from Manchester United.
And Silva believes the Ligue 1 champions now only trail Real Madrid and Barcelona among Europe’s elite clubs, highlighting the capture of Di Maria as evidence of PSG's growing stature.
"People now need to respect PSG as one of the big clubs in Europe," Silva said. "Real Madrid and Barcelona are probably on another level, but after that if you join PSG you are you probably taking a step up."
PSG knocked out Chelsea on their way to the Champions League semi-finals last season, a fact not lost on Silva.
"We went further than any English clubs in Europe last year," he added.