Villas-Boas: “André Silva knows what Porto is all about” | OneFootball

André Silva was officially unveiled as a new FC Porto signing, and the club’s president, André Villas-Boas, did not hide his satisfaction at the return of the striker developed at the Dragão, describing it as a true “homecoming of a son who left too soon.”

At the presentation ceremony, the Porto president highlighted the Portuguese international’s connection to the club and the experience he has built up throughout his career.

“This image behind us reflects André’s feelings for FC Porto, his desire to return from a very early stage. In the first call, we immediately found common ground, because above all we were talking about FC Porto, about the homecoming of a son who left too soon and who now returns with all his experience after conquering Europe with many goals and great success,” said the Porto official.

Villas-Boas also said he was very pleased to once again have a player who knows the reality of Porto inside out.

“For us it is a huge pleasure to have him back at FC Porto. We are sure that he knows this house better than anyone and, because he knows this house better than anyone, he knows perfectly the quickest and most direct paths to goal. It is a great source of pride for us to have him back,” AVB insisted.

The Dragons’ president also took the opportunity to explain the approach followed by the club in this transfer window, reinforcing the intention to keep the core of the team together and add players with quality and a strong identification with the blue-and-white badge.

“Above all, we want to keep the main foundations in place and strengthen the squad with players of this quality and with true Porto spirit. Last season, the speed with which the players understood what it meant to be Porto stood out and, in André’s case, there is no need to explain it.”

For André Villas-Boas, the fact that André Silva knows the club’s demands represents an important advantage for the team’s success.

“He knows perfectly what it means to be Porto, what this club demands, and it is with this spirit and determination that he wants to lead us to success,” he concluded.

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