Injury blow for BVB: Silva sidelined longer than expected | OneFootball

Fábio Silva's absence at Borussia Dortmund is expected to be longer than planned. A persistent injury is preventing the striker's quick debut for BVB.

Borussia Dortmund is facing an early problem with new signing Fábio Silva. The Portuguese, signed for around 22.5 million euros from Wolverhampton Wanderers, was supposed to return to training after the international break and relieve BVB's offense. However, the adductor injury that the 23-year-old suffered before his move to Dortmund is proving more stubborn than thought.

Silva was already out due to injury in the 3:0 victory against Union Berlin. According to BILD, a quick return of the attacker is currently ruled out. The Portuguese will be missing for at least four weeks, which means he will definitely miss the Champions League opener at Juventus Turin on September 16 and the three Bundesliga games against Heidenheim, Wolfsburg and Mainz. An even longer absence of the striker is also conceivable.

Sporting director Sebastian Kehl commented cautiously after the Union game: "Fabio had a muscle injury in the summer, is still in the build-up process. Therefore, he and we will use the international break to get him up to speed and fit enough to help us. We'll have to see how long it takes."

New BVB signing Silva is expected to relieve top scorer Guirassy

The BVB officials apparently only learned of the actual severity of the injury late, but still consciously decided on the transfer. BILD reports that the officials took the risk in order to secure another goal-threatening attacker for the season. The worry remains: If top scorer Serhou Guirassy were to be injured in the challenging September, this could put the team under early pressure. Silva is supposed to provide relief during the season, but currently the Dortmund team must plan without their new signing.

Fábio Silva moved to Wolverhampton five years ago for then 40 million euros from FC Porto, but could not establish himself there permanently and was loaned out several times. Last season, he scored ten goals and provided three assists in 24 appearances on loan at UD Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga.

Despite the injury problems, Borussia Dortmund continues to rely on the qualities of the new signing. But until Silva is ready to play again, BVB fans will have to be patient - and the officials hope that Guirassy stays healthy.

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