Fabio Silva set to join soon, seen as Guirassy replacement | OneFootball

With the signing of Carney Chukwuemeka, Borussia Dortmund set another puzzle piece in place yesterday Tuesday, which will likely be followed by the loan of Aarón Anselmino today, who, like the permanently contracted Chukwuemeka, comes from FC Chelsea. And a third, later transfer this summer also seems to have reached the home stretch.

According to information from "Sky", the transfer of Fabio Silva from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Dortmund is imminent. Only the last details need to be clarified before the 23-year-old Portuguese will expand the possibilities of BVB coach Niko Kovac in the attack.

Transfer fee of 25 million euros

The transfer of Silva, who was also recently courted by AC Milan, is expected to cost Borussia around 25 million euros in transfer fees and an annual salary of around six million euros. A considerable investment for a player who could play alongside Serhou Guirassy, but would initially only be number two in the Dortmund attack.

However, the transfer is by no means without ulterior motives, already with regard to the future. Because, as "Sky" reporter Patrick Berger reports in the podcast "Auffe Süd – Der BVB-Podcast", Silva is not only an insurance policy for a possible absence of Guirassy, but also already a precaution for a potential departure of the striker in the future.

In Dortmund, it is not ruled out that one of the really big European clubs could try to sign Guirassy in one of the next transfer periods, and Silva would already be available as a replacement.

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