Former Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards wants to see Fabio Silva get more minutes at Molineux this season.
The striker is back in the picture now after spending last season on loan at Anderlecht and PSV Eindhoven.
There has been a lot of speculation about his future.
There were claims that he wanted to leave, and also suggestions that Wolves would listen to offers of around £30million for him.
For now he remains a Wolves player, and Julen Lopetegui is said to have been impressed with his attitude in pre-season so far.
Silva made a good impression against Celtic at the weekend – and Edwards believes he’s ready to feature for Wolves’ first-team again.
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There were claims that he wanted to leave, and also suggestions that Wolves would listen to offers of around £21 million for him.
For now he remains a Wolves player, and Julen Lopetegui is said to have been impressed with his attitude in pre-season so far.
Silva made a good impression against Celtic at the weekend – and Edwards believes he’s ready to feature for Wolves’ first-team again.
In his eyes, he should be getting a good level of involvement this season.
He said: “The substitutes later in the game did really well and one of those was Fabio Silva. He was more of an out-and-out number nine and his hold-up play was very good.
“He was around the box and brought out the best in (Matheus) Cunha. Moving forward, I really hope he gets more minutes, especially with Sasa Kalajdzic not being quite ready yet. If no signings are made, Silva’s the one I’d like to see leading the line for the opening game.”
There is every chance Silva could be leading the line in the first game against Manchester United on August 14.
There haven’t really been any links to potential new strikers recently.
And Sasa Kalajdzic is still building his match fitness and sharpness after returning from his ACL injury.
Silva has said that while he is at Wolves, he will give his all – and the youngster deserves a chance.
He deserves a chance to play in this team as a player who actually now has some decent experience under his belt.
He’s been away and scored goals for Anderlecht and PSV, and the signs so far in pre-season have been good.
