ESPN Brasil reported the offer on Thursday, describing Milan's interest as genuine and the contract on the table as covering the 2026-27 season. The move would represent a homecoming of significant symbolic weight — Silva spent three seasons at Milan between 2009 and 2012, establishing himself as one of the best centre-backs in the world before making the move to Paris Saint-Germain that elevated his stature to an entirely different level.
The offer carries the endorsement of two people from that earlier chapter who are still present at the club. Coach Massimiliano Allegri was Silva's manager during his first Milan spell and the two have maintained a warm professional relationship. Zlatan Ibrahimović, now serving as a senior adviser at the club, was his teammate in the same period and is understood to be supportive of the idea.
Silva left Porto this week following the club's Primeira Liga title win, having joined in January on a short-term deal with an option for a further year that he and Porto ultimately decided not to exercise. He played 14 competitive matches for the Portuguese champions across the spring.
His journey since leaving Chelsea in the summer of 2024 has been meandering. He returned to his boyhood club Fluminense in Brazil but terminated that arrangement in December, then joined Porto where he contributed to their title success before parting ways again.
A return to Milan would give Silva's career a neat narrative conclusion — going back to where the European chapter began, under a manager who knows exactly what he offers and in a city where he was genuinely loved. He would also be reuniting with Ibrahimović, whose relationship with Silva spans the defining years of both their careers.
Whether Milan's Champions League status for next season — still dependent on Sunday's final Serie A fixture against Cagliari — affects the offer remains to be seen. Silva at 41 is not being recruited as a first-choice starter but as a leader, a presence and an experienced option for a club that needs to stabilise its back line heading into a European campaign.