Thiago Silva's wife has rubbished claims the Chelsea defender has agreed a return to Brazilian club Fluminense.
The 39-year-old defender will leave the Blues when his contract expires at the end of the season - but it remains to be seen where he will go next.
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Silva, who announced his exit in an emotional video on Monday, is expected to keep playing, having shown his enduring quality at the elite level despite his age.
Brazilian newspaper Globo reports the Brazil veteran has a agreed a return to Fluminense, where he played between 2006 and 2009.
However, Silva's wife Belle has taken to social media to pour cold water on the rumours.
She said: "Help me help you! You don't know anything! This anxiety is getting in the way of things that could work out! You're getting in the way! Stop posting false information!"
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Reports earlier in the week suggested Silva has options to remain in the Premier League with three London clubs thought to be interested.
Silva is settled in the English capital and his children play for the Chelsea academy at Cobham.
After four years at Stamford Bridge, Silva hinted that he would be back one day soon.
He said: "Chelsea means a lot to me.
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"I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years. Not just for me but for my family, too.
"I think in everything I did here over the four years, I always gave my all.
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"But, unfortunately, everything has a start, a middle and an end. That doesn’t mean that this is a definitive end. I hope to leave the door open so that in the near future I can return, albeit in another role here.
"But… it’s an indescribable love. I can only say thank you.
"It is already hard saying goodbye in the most normal of circumstances but when there is a mutual love, it’s even harder. But once a blue, always a blue."