Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson used to watch Thiago Silva at Paris Saint-Germain when he played alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has been quoted as saying by Inside Futbol that he is a fan of Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva.
Silva is one of the best defenders in the world and is a key player for PSG. The 32-year-old centre-back has been on the books of the French powerhouse since 2012 when he joined them from Italian giants AC Milan.
The Brazil international won the 2010-11 Serie A title with Milan and has claimed the Ligue 1 crown with PSG on four occasions.
Leeds defender Jansson has revealed that he rates Silva highly. The 26-year-old centre-back used to watch the Brazilian when he was a teammate of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for PSG.
Swedish striker Ibrahimovic joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016 after leaving PSG at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.
Jansson joined Leeds on a season-long loan deal from Italian club Torino in the summer of 2016.
The Sweden international will make his move to the West Yorkshire outfit permanent in the summer of 2017.
“I was a striker when I was a young kid and I always liked to dribble and score goals,” Inside Futbol quotes Jansson as saying when asked which defender has made the biggest impression on his career.
“And I liked to do a lot of crazy things with the ball. I watched a lot of strikers when I was young, like Zlatan of course because he was from Sweden.
“But if I had to choose someone who is a centre-back then I have to say Thiago Silva. He played with Zlatan in Paris and I watched him a lot. He’s a good one.”
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