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 the moment, 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 back next week and, besides arriving midway through the process, starts lower in the pecking order. The board continues to search the market for another striker, although that is still likely to take some time. One only has to recall that Villas-Boas said several times that the major moves will only happen in August.

With that in mind, three weeks before the start of the new season, André Silva has a clear path to being part of the first official starting XI 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 goal, a moment the coach highlighted. “His quality and his connection to FC Porto are very strong. He is highly motivated and he will show it,” he said. The response has been very positive. André posted excellent results in the physical tests carried out in the first few days of pre-season, the result of the work he put in during his holidays. This despite not having followed a training plan similar to that of his new teammates, who received guidelines 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 Scottish side Hibernian in the first behind-closed-doors test of Farioli’s 2026/27 team.

Gul in the training camp and 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 are not closing the door on a deal that would be advantageous, but, so far, they have 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 squad for the training camp in England.

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