Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster Fabio Silva has revealed he would be ‘very happy’ to return to Porto in future.
Silva came through the ranks at the Portuguese club, first emerging in their youth set up before a move to Benfica’s U15s in 2015.
He returned in 2017 and quickly made his way up the club’s youth ranks from there, featuring for the groups at every level, particularly shining with the U19s in Europe, scoring five goals and registering four assists.
He later established himself in the first team, making his debut in Liga NOS in August last year and going on to make 21 appearances in total before his surprise £36m move to Wolves this summer.
It means he has a strong relationship with the club and it’s one he’d be happy to continue in future.
“You never know what’s going to come up in life, but I’m not thinking about it now,” he told O Jogo.
“FC Porto are the fans, and I learned to love the club for that because whenever I was on the pitch, I felt their affection very much.
“Even now, being at Wolverhampton, I get messages that make me feel full of heart and still have affection for me. I was very strongly connected with them, and so later they can dream of my return.
“And if it happens, I would be very happy, because all the staff knows that it is the club I like and with which I identify. Even though I’m here, I’m always with him.”
For now, Silva’s focus is solely on shining and continuing his development at Wolves, with the pressure on after his big-money move in the summer.
The youngster has shown flashes of what he could offer moving forward and a return of three goals in 13 games, but 615 minutes of football, is not to be sniffed at.
Indeed, his chances of improving that tally will only improve in the near future, with Raul Jimenez’s absence giving the youngster the chance to shine.
It’s one he’s determined to grasp with both hands, with him revealing he has lofty ambitions for his career as a whole.
“My dream now is to learn every day, work and be able to leave my name at Wolverhampton,” he added.
“I dream of becoming one of the greatest in the world.
“I lack some things because we are always learning, and now I am getting used to a different championship.
“I’ve been doing specific work on some aspects at the club, and in the last games, I’ve felt different, more mature and learning things that in the future will help me to become that striker I’m talking about.
“Now I can’t say one specific aspect because it’s something that the games will give me.”
