André Silva set for FC Porto XI on Super Cup debut | OneFootball

Back home nine years later, André Silva is about to make his debut in the only domestic competition he has never played in and, consequently, never won: the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. At this point, the situation is entirely favorable for the Portuguese striker, who has no internal competition. Samu is injured and is only expected to return to the pitch in November, Deniz Gul will only report next week and, besides arriving midway through the process, starts lower down the pecking order. The SAD remains in the market looking for another striker, although that is a process that should still take some time. One need only recall that Villas-Boas stated several times that the major moves will only happen in August.

With that in mind, with three weeks to go before the start of the new season, André Silva has a clear path to being part of the team’s first official starting eleven of the campaign, against Torreense. As O JOGO had already reported, the striker returned to Olival in excellent shape and Francesco Farioli is pleased with the attitude and intensity the Portugal international has shown in training. He recently even scored a stunning bicycle kick, a moment the coach highlighted. “His quality and his connection to FC Porto are very strong. He is highly motivated and will show it,” he said. The response has been very positive. André posted excellent results in the fitness tests carried out in the first days of pre-season, the result of the work he put in during the holidays. This despite not having followed a training plan similar to that of his new teammates, who received guidance from the club’s performance department before going on holiday.

On Saturday, he may begin to show his worth at a different level, when FC Porto face Scotland’s Hibernian in the first behind-closed-doors test of Farioli’s 2026/27 team.

Gul in the training camp and in the rumors

Deniz Gul has once again been linked by the Turkish press with Trabzonspor, who finished third in the last edition of the league and have allegedly already met with the striker’s representatives to understand under what conditions they could move forward with a signing. FC Porto is not closing the door on a deal if it is advantageous, but so far it has not been contacted by any club. As for the player, he returns from holiday after the World Cup at the weekend to join the Porto delegation for the training camp in England.

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