Fábio Silva has failed to regularly impress for Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since joining them from FC Porto in 2020.
The 22-year-old graduated from Porto’s academy and made 21 appearances for their first team before moving to Molineux.
Wolves invested €40m on the striker, who was then 18 years of age. Two months ago, Silva stated his age isn’t taken into account when discussing the fee paid by Wolves.
He’s been on loan at UD Las Palmas since the summer window and has managed three goals and an assist from nine games this season. On Monday, the Wolves man made his debut for Portugal, when he came off the bench against Croatia.
Prior to the clash, Renascença had a chat with the frontman’s father, Jorge Silva, who is also his agent. Fábio received a late call up from Portugal manager Roberto Martínez due to injuries to other players.
Silva sr. is confident his son would have made his debut for Portugal a while ago if he had snubbed Wolves and continued at Porto. He has also admitted Fábio wasn’t prepared for the Premier League.
“I have no doubt he would have arrived sooner if the process we envisaged at the time had been one of greater stability and continuity at Porto,” he said.
“Today’s football is totally different from what I played. Today, talent is sought out very early. At the time, Porto had the offer, there was a need to sell and we, the family and agents, knew that continuity was best.
“Especially in a Premier League context, we knew he wasn’t ready.”
When asked if Fábio can aim for a place in the Portugal squad for the 2026 World Cup, Jorge explained: “The first step is today [Monday], being able to debut and continue doing well at Las Palmas.”
“He has the possibility of being at the U21 European championship, a title at that level is something our federation lacks. As is logical, and without false modesty, entering and remaining in senior team would be even better.”
“It’s about enjoying the moment, being happy. He realises this more and more. The rest, he doesn’t control.”
