French club Paris Saint-Germain signs Brazilian defender Silva

 PARIS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced on Saturday the recruitment of Italy-based center back Thiago Silva.

"Silva... has been transferred from AC Milan by Paris Saint-Germain, for a duration of 5 years," the club said in a statement posted on its website.

No details were given on the agreement's value but media reports said PSG would pay 62 million euros (about 75.94 million U.S. dollars) to sign the 27-year-old defender¹.

Playing in Italian Serie A for three seasons, Silva was considered one of the world's best central defenders².

Paris Saint Germain was one of Europe's top-spending clubs last season, spending more than 130 million US dollars on new players as new Qatari managers are investing billions of petrodollars on the club.

1 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

2 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》