HIGHLIGHTS
- Wolverhampton Wanderers star Fabio Silva is struggling to meet expectations and could potentially leave the club in January amid transfer speculation.
- Silva has failed to live up to his record signing status and has faced criticism, including for a controversial penalty incident against Sheffield United.
- Wolves may be interested in signing Borussia Dortmund’s Youssofa Moukoko in the January transfer window to add firepower to their attack, as Pedro Neto is now injured.
Wolverhampton Wanderers star Fabio Silva is ‘struggling’ to live up to his billing at Molineux and transfer insider Dean Jones has given GIVEMESPORT an update on his future at his current employers amid transfer speculation.
Most recently, the striker was left blurry-eyed after a controversial penalty was given against him in the 100th minute of their Premier League meeting with Sheffield United, one that eventually ended in a disheartening 2-1 loss.
Alas, whether he’ll be retained on Wolves’ books past January is unknown, though the former Porto man has a lot of work to do to dislodge Matheus Cunha from Gary O’Neil’s solitary striker berth.
Wolves teammates in unison to support Fabio Silva
Silva’s substandard career in the Midlands bodes the question: is it really time to part ways? The 21-year-old, at the time of his £35.6m move, became the club’s transfer record signing but has largely failed to live up to expectations across his 72-game career in the Premier League.
The lowlight of his stint in England came earlier this month as he broke down in tears after conceding a late penalty to Sheffield United as Wolves fell at the hands of the Blades, though teammates Nelson Semedo and Toti Gomes were quick to rally behind their struggling teammate.
| Fabio Silva – Senior Career Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 72 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Anderlecht | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Porto | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| All statistics per Transfermarkt | |||||
In fact, he was on the verge of securing a summer move away from Molineux with Ajax, Villarreal and Bayer Leverkusen all keen to secure his services, though no deal ever came to fruition, which, in turn, left all parties frustrated. As hitman duo Raul Jimenez and Diego Costa upped and left for pastures new over the summer, it was the opportune time for Silva to re-instate his place in the fore of O’Neil’s mind as he returned from loan spells at Anderlecht and PSV Eindhoven.
Despite the gaping chance to become Wolves’ leading frontman, Silva has struggled to settle upon his return as he has been afforded just 373 minutes across all competitions all thanks to the fine form of Cunha, who has stepped up to plate. As things stand, however, O’Neil has hinted that Silva could remain in his 2023/24 plans amid speculation over his future coupled with interest from potential suitors
