Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has admitted that he may have made a mistake in letting Thiago Silva go to Chelsea.

The Brazil centre back, 35, joined the Blues on a free transfer this summer.

“At one moment, we have to say ‘what are we going to do?’,” Leonardo said. “We spoke clearly with them.

“It was a moment where we could not give them exactly what they wanted. It was a financial and generational problem.

“It was the moment to count on Marquinhos and Kimpembe. The decisions were difficult to take. Aside from that, we could have made a mistake.”