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Wolves: Fabio Silva impressing on loan
Wolves youngster Fabio Silva has hit some impressive form on loan in Belgium, thriving in Europa Conference League action this week.
The Lowdown: Anderlecht loan
Bruno Lage decided to send Silva on loan to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium for this season in order for him to get more minutes and further his development after struggling to adapt to the physicality of English football.
The striker was limited to just 26 games in total over all competitions at Molineux last term, and with the permanent signing of Hwang Hee-chan as well as Sasa Kalajdzic and the impending Diego Costa, Silva’s game time was likely to be even more limited this campaign.
The Latest: Impressive performance
Silva played for Anderlecht in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night, and scored the winning goal as his side beat Danish team Silkeborg IF 1-0 in their group stage opener.
The Portugal U21 international scored from the penalty spot with just under ten minutes to go in the match, admitting that he ‘celebrated like crazy‘ after tucking it away.
Aside from his goal, Silva was the star of the show, achieving the highest rating (7.7) of anyone on the pitch by SofaScore, while he also had more shots (seven) than anyone else and made a joint-high two key passes.
He also won two duels in the game, and had 43 touches of the ball in total (SofaScore).
The Verdict: Someone to think about
Given that the Wanderers have struggled to score goals yet again this season, with only 38 scored in the Premier League last term and just three so far this campaign, the joint-lowest of any team, one could question whether sending Silva out on loan was such a good idea.
Should Wolves have spent so much on Silva?
Yes
No
He now has seven goals and two assists in 12 matches in total for Anderlecht (Transfermarkt), showing that perhaps more patience was needed before deciding to let him go.
Kalajdzic now has an ACL injury, and Costa may struggle to get up to speed straight away having not played any competitive football since January, so perhaps Wolves should have kept hold of Silva for this season.
