Fabio Silva speaks out: "Never deliberately hid anything" | OneFootball

Although a final decision has not yet been made, if Borussia Dortmund visits 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday afternoon, Fabio Silva could be in the squad of coach Niko Kovac for the first time, about a month after his signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Portuguese national player has now publicly responded to the accusation that he did not inform BVB about a surgery he had at the end of last season due to adductor problems during the transfer talks.

"The situation was not as it was portrayed in the media. It is true that I underwent surgery last season. But nothing was deliberately concealed," Silva emphasized to the "Ruhr Nachrichten" in reference to a report by Sport BILD, stating that it was by no means a deliberate deception.

Rather, the secrecy of the procedure was also agreed upon with Silva's former employer: "At the time of the operation, I was a player for Wolverhampton. And together with the club and my environment, we decided not to make any details about the injury or the procedure public."

Silva feels ready for Mainz

According to Silva, the BVB officials, who only learned about the surgery during the medical check shortly before the signing, were aware that a first deployment would take some time. However, the prognosis of Borussia's medical department was apparently positive: "The doctors and officials were able to assess the situation well. The operation was already in early June, and I had already started light training again, so I was in the final stage of recovery."

If it were up to Silva, who "definitely wanted to move to Dortmund," the wait for his BVB debut should now end: "Now I feel really good and I'm looking forward to being able to play again as soon as possible," said the 23-year-old, who would like to be there already on Saturday: "I'm really on a good path. If everything continues to go according to plan, I could go to Mainz."

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