Official! Forward who left Benfica on a free joins Dortmund for over €20m | OneFootball

Fábio Silva is the latest addition to Borussia Dortmund, announced on Friday, August 29, by the Bundesliga club. The young Portuguese international, who spent two years in the youth ranks of Benfica, was signed from Wolverhampton for a fee around 22.5 million euros for the transfer, plus four in variables to be achieved.

The Portuguese international signed a contract valid until 2030: "Signing for a club like Borussia Dortmund is special to me. This club has a huge reputation not only in Germany, but all over Europe. I know Borussia as a passionate club, with incredible fans", he admitted, in statements reproduced at his presentation.

Signed from Porto in the summer of 2020 for 40 million euros, Fábio Silva did not establish himself at the English club, having scored only five goals and six assists, in the 72 games he played. He also had profitable loans to Anderlecht, PSV and Rangers, before heading to the Spanish league with the colors of Las Palmas, a club for which he scored on ten occasions.

Through social media, the attacker emotionally bid farewell to the English club: "Now it's time for a new chapter, but I won't forget where I've been. I will always be another fan of this club. Thank you, Wolves. From the bottom of my heart", it can be read.

Remember that Fábio Silva - who recently praised Tomás Araújo - went through the youth ranks of Benfica, before swapping the emblem of Luz for Porto at no cost, where he even made it to the main team, before heading to England. He now embarks on an adventure with the fourth-placed team in the last edition of the Bundesliga.

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