“I’ll be a fan on the pitch” | OneFootball

André Silva is back at FC Porto nine years later to “be a fan on the pitch” and “help the Club win titles.” Living through “a very special day” at the “right moment” in his career, the 30-year-old striker admits he has not yet had time to “process what is happening and create expectations,” but stresses his desire to “give my best” to “win and be National Champion, an objective and a demand of this Club”: “FC Porto is the most important club in Portugal, that is our path, it is part of who we are.”

“I feel that I am the same fan in terms of my connection to the Club, but now with a huge load behind me, because of all the challenges I have faced,” explains the Portugal international, ready to add “determination, knowledge, quality and a great desire to win titles” to Francesco Farioli’s squad and happy “that FC Porto is back at the level it deserves to be.”

Back home“It is a mix of feelings, a very strong nostalgia and emotion. I am living in the past and the future at the same time, remembering and dreaming. It is very good to experience all this that is happening.”

FC Porto’s interest“I was very moved. It is very special to me. Ever since I left FC Porto, I have always carried with me that passion that grew with me. At the same time, I tried to step away to follow my own path and distance myself emotionally, but it became so impossible that sooner or later I had to come back. Everything happened at the right moment and I am very happy.”

The title celebrated from afar“I celebrated like a normal fan and I was happy about winning the National Championship and about the Club being back at the level it deserves to be.”

Francesco Farioli“We had a brief conversation, even before I could be here. It was when FC Porto showed interest and the opportunity opened up.”

A Porto fan on the pitch“I still have not had much time to process that this is happening and to set expectations, but I want to give my best so that we can win titles, which is what the Club wants and what it works for. I will be a fan on the pitch, I want to give my best and try to contribute, mainly with goals, so that we can win titles and continue to stay very united.”

Clear objectives“Of course winning and being National Champion is an objective and a demand at this Club. This is the most important club in Portugal, that is our path, it is part of who we are. I want to help ensure that, while I am here, we can win titles.”

The journey through Europe’s top leagues“I return with all this experience that comes from the path I have taken so far. I feel that I am the same fan in terms of my connection to the Club, but now with a huge load behind me, because of all the challenges I have faced. If everything I have done so far has put me in this position, it is because it all made sense, and I am proud, confident and capable of living up to my expectations because of everything I have done so far.”

What I bring“I bring determination, knowledge, quality and a great desire to win titles.”

A message for the fans“I am back and immensely proud to fight for us, for you and for everyone who represents this Club. Blue and white is the heart!”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.