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£35m tag is ‘for social media’ – Silva’s Papa John’s Trophy double shows hunger


November 2020 will forever be remembered as a historic week for planet earth.

Because Joe Biden has been elected as the next president of the United States? Or maybe because of the momentous breakthrough in a search for a vaccine in the global battle against COVID-19?

Well yes, but not really. November 2020 is now the month of Fabio Silva scoring two goals for Wolves Under-21s in a 2-1 victory over Doncaster reserves in the Papa John’s Trophy at an empty Keepmoat Stadium.

Those who were in attendance, or those who paid £10 on iFollow to watch this *checks notes* Northern Group F encounter, were treated to the moment Silva arrived in English football. The stage, the occasion, it was surreal but ultimately irrelevant. What mattered was, two months after signing from Porto in a club-record £35 million move, the 18-year-old scored his first goal(s) for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Ah yes, £35 million. Wolves paid it not…





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