André Silva: “I had to return sooner or later, I'm glad and I want to win” | OneFootball

FC Porto officially announced this afternoon the signing of André Silva, the striker who grew up wearing the club’s shirt and whose goal-scoring instinct is praised by everyone. At 30, he is back and ready for another challenge.

“It’s a mix of feelings, a very strong nostalgia and emotion. I’m living in the past and the future at the same time, remembering and dreaming. It feels very good to experience everything that is happening,” admitted the Portugal international, who signed a one-year contract with the option of another.

“Ever since I left FC Porto, I have always carried with me that passion that grew with me. At the same time, I tried to distance myself to follow my own path and detach emotionally, but it became so impossible that sooner or later I had to come back. Everything happened at the right time and I’m very happy,” the player said about Porto’s interest.

André Silva has already met Francesco Farioli. “We had a brief conversation, even before I could be here. It was when FC Porto showed interest and the opportunity opened up,” said the international, who played 32 games last season for Spanish side Elche.

Be that as it may, André Silva knows what he is returning to after the six years in which he already wore the Dragons’ shirt. “I haven’t had much time yet to process that this is happening and to build expectations, but I want to give my best so that we can win titles, which is what the club wants and works for. I’ll be a fan on the pitch, I want to give my best and try to contribute, mainly with goals, so that we can win titles and remain very united,” he explained bluntly.

“Winning and becoming national champions is an objective and a demand at this club, the biggest in Portugal. That is our path, it is part of who we are. I want to help ensure that, while I’m here, we can win titles,” he promised.

Before returning to where it all began, the striker had spells at Milan, Sevilla, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig, Real Sociedad and Werder Bremen and, last season, played for Elche, from whom he arrived without intermediaries and on a free transfer.

Now he is back to wear the No. 19 shirt and has a €30 million release clause that will have to be paid by anyone who wants to sign him.

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