Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of highly-rated teenage striker Fabio Silva. The club brought in the youngster from Porto for a fee of $47 million—a club transfer record. The club’s previous transfer record was the $40 million signings of striker Raul Jimenez from Benfica.
Much is expected of Silva upon his arrival at the Molineux. Not only was he Porto’s youngest ever player, but their youngest ever goalscorer as well. Interestingly enough, it was Wolves teammate Ruben Neves who previously held both of these titles.
Wolves’ executive chairman Jeff Shi had the following to say on Silva’s talent, “We’ve been following Fabio’s development for a long time. He’s a player that you only need several minutes to see his natural football talent. In recent years, Fabio has been developing very fast and now has proven himself in Porto’s first team, which is a top squad.”
He also explained how, despite Silva’s young age, he expects the striker to make an immediate impact on the squad’s performance in the new season.
Wolves officially announced the arrival of Portuguese striker Fabio Silva in the Twitter post below:
