Ibrox injuries set reported £35m Europa League stage with Benfica headlines

Ibrox loanee forward Fabio Silva has added significance to Rangers’ Europa League match against Benfica as they go

to Portugal.

The 21-year-old Portuguese striker, who was once a youth product of Benfica, made his debut against

the team’s bitterrivals, AS Dragões, in front of a sizable fan base in Portugal. Originally,

he chose Benfica over his boyhood club, FC Porto.Manuel Fernandes, the legend of Sporting Lisbon and the man who helped Fabio

Silva advance at FC Porto, once predicted that the teenage player would follow in Cristiano Ronaldo’s footsteps. Then, no pressure.

Fabio Silva is back in Portugal nearly four years after shattering Wolves’ transfer record by moving for £35 million to the Premier

League as an 18-year-old. You may be confident that the headlines are already being written, whether the news is good or negative.

Fabio Silva focused on Rangers ahead of Benfica visit

You see, since Fabio Silva left Portugal all those years ago, things haven’t always gone according to plan.

With his debut at FC Porto as a 17-year-old and his exploits leading the Portuguese behemoth’s youth squad

to UEFA Youth League success, the young player’s future seemed endless.

Due to his youth, Silva holds multiple records at the Esadio do Dragões, including the record for both

goals scored and the youngest appearance for Porto.

However, the Premier League is a tougher league for a young player already surrounded by expectations, at times it has therefore

proven to be a bit too steep of a jump.Fabio Silva, who is returning to Portugal for the first time as a professional player on club

responsibilities, is enjoying the challenge and is not bothered by it.

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