Wolverhampton Wanderers centre-forward Fabio Silva could be on his way out of Molineux in January.

What's the talk?

That's according to a claim made by Tim Spiers, with The Athletic journalist revealing in a recent Q&A that, as long as Jeff Shi can bring in a replacement during the January transfer window, the 19-year-old striker will leave the Premier League club on a temporary basis.

Speaking about the short-term future of the Portugal U21 international, Spiers said: "Heading for a loan in January if they can bring in a replacement."

Fans will be buzzing

Considering just how much potential Fabio Silva quite clearly possesses, the news that Wolves are looking to loan the centre-forward out this winter, in addition to bringing a new striker into the club, is sure to have left fans buzzing.

Indeed, Wolves broke their transfer record to secure the £35.6m signing of the teenager in the summer of 2020, with Shi appearing to be incredibly excited by his side's acquisition of the youngster, stating upon his arrival: "Our recruitment team have been watching Fabio since he played for Portugal U16s.

"They feel he has always been the best number nine coming through his age group anywhere in Europe. Fabio is a young player who shows not only incredible technical ability but also his game intelligence for a player of his age is top class."

However, despite the club's high hopes for the £22.5m-rated man's development, Fabio Silva has so far started just 11 Premier League games in his Wolves career - making a further 33 appearances from the bench - scoring four goals and registering three assists along the way.

As such, in order to further the 19-year-old's development in the professional game, a loan away from Molineux would indeed appear to be an extremely wise move by the club - allowing the youngster to enjoy a great deal more first-team minutes, while simultaneously bringing a new forward into the club who is perhaps more Premier League ready than the Portuguese starlet currently is.

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