Ibrahimovic considered PSG exit

Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that he seriously considered leaving during the summer and made contact with other clubs.

The Swede, 31, joined from AC Milan in 2012 but his superb goalscoring form - helping PSG take the Ligue 1 title for the first time in 19 years - saw him linked with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Juventus.

However, having signed a year extension of his contract, which is set to keep him at Parc des Princes until 2016, Ibrahimovic was candid about his agent speaking to other top teams about a potential move, though insists he is delighted to remain with les Parisiens.

"I can confirm that this summer my agent spoke with several clubs," he said to RMC Sport, following PSG's 1-0 win over Valenciennes on Wednesday.

"I spoke with PSG president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi] and, after our conversation, I decided to stay here and we reached a [contract] agreement.

"I am happy here and I hope that together PSG and I can do something historic."

AVB reveals rejected PSG summer offer

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed he was asked by Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi to succeed Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.

The Ligue 1 champions were without a manager by the end of June following the Italian's departure to Real Madrid and Villas-Boas, who is in regular contact with the French club's president, admits he was informally targeted for the vacancy.

"I have good relations with Nasser [Al-Khelaifi], with whom I speak regularly," Villas-Boas told L'Equipe"I know him because I worked with him for Al- Jazeera and I was invited to Doha, where they showed me the plans of the 2022 World Cup. I was impressed.

"That PSG had approached me was released [to the press] but I wanted to stay a second year at Tottenham, building on the work of last season, making two consecutive seasons in the same club for the first time in my career. 

"There has never been a written bid from Paris. We never got to that stage."

When asked if he was flattered by the interest from PSG, Villas-Boas replied: "Yes. If other people like the way you train, it's flattering, but Tottenham is a great club."

Villas-Boas also believes that Gareth Bale, who joined Real Madrid in a world-record €100 million deal in the summer transfer window, has the potential to be as good as Cristiano Ronaldo.

"With the departure of Gareth, players take on more responsibilities. They know that if they are good, we will talk more of them, so they have good reason to shine. We score a lot of goals, players who enter are good, we play more as a team," Villas-Boas said.

"Gareth Bale can have the same influence that Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid because he has the potential to do so that will depend on how it fits. But at Real, he will not be the star, as he was here."

Thiago Silva suffers injury blow - Out For 6 Weeks

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has confirmed that Thiago Silva has suffered a thigh injury, which is expected to keep him sidelined for an estimated six weeks.

The Brazil international suffered the setback during the Ligue 1 champions' 1-1 draw with table-toppers Monaco on Sunday and was forced off in the 16th minute.

The centre-back wrote on his official Instagram account that he would be out for around around six weeks on Tuesday, but Blanc refused to put a date on the influential defender's return though he accepted that his absence could have an impact on PSG.

The former France boss told reporters: "Thiago has undergone tests that have confirmed a problem with the muscle and the tendons.

"So it is not just muscular and I think he will be out for a certain period. I am not a doctor, I can't be more precise.

"Obviously it’s a big blow in terms of timing. Whenever you lose a player it is a blow, and when it's a key player it is a very big blow.

"But we must deal with it. We have players available and we need everyone considering our [busy] schedule."

The 29-year-old ex-AC Milan star is set to miss key league games against Olympique de Marseille and Saint-Etienne, while les Parisiens are unlikely to have him available for Champions League ties with Benfica and Anderlecht.