Fabio Silva is having a medical at Borussia Dortmund to complete a move from Wolves worth around £29 million, according to a report.
Dortmund will pay an initial fee of around £19.4m for the 23-year-old, who was not in Wolves’ squad for their 3-2 EFL Cup home win over West Ham on Tuesday and said goodbye to his teammates at the game, The Athletic has said.
The forward joined Wolves for a then-club record £35m from Porto in September 2020 but has been loaned out four times since 2022.
Silva is set to become the third Premier League player this week to join Dortmund, who have signed Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka for £24m and Blues defender Aaron Anselmino on a season-long loan deal.
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Fabio Silva transfer: Stats, record
Primeira Liga winner Silva became Porto’s youngest ever player and scorer before moving to the Premier League on a five-year deal.
A UEFA Youth League champion in 2018/19, he had scored 17 goals in 37 appearances at youth level for Portugal at the time but has contributed a comparatively modest four goals and three assists in 62 appearances for Wolves.
The striker or left-winger produced 16 goals and six assists across 51 games in all competitions during loans to Anderlecht and PSV in 2022/23, then scored six times in 25 appearances during a spell at Rangers the following season.
He spent much of last season at Las Palmas, finishing on 10 goals and three assists in 24 LaLiga appearances, including three goals and an assists in five matches between March and April.
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Wolves transfers 2025/26
The outlet added that Wolves are closing in on signing Girona and Czechia defender or midfielder Ladislav Krejci, adding to a squad manager Vitor Pereira warned was too small before their league campaign started with two defeats.
Pereira has already signed Spanish forward Fer Lopez from Celta Vigo, Colombia wideman Jhon Arias from Fluminense and Norwegian wing-back David Moller Wolfe from Alkmaar, as well as Cameroonian defender Jackson Tchatchoua, who recorded the fastest speed in Serie A while with Hellas Verona last season.
Norway international Jorgen Strand Larsen made his loan deal from Celta Vigo permanent for £23m, although Newcastle have failed with bids of £50m and £55m for the striker, whose late double against West Ham sent Wolves to the third round.
Wolves host Everton on Saturday (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT), having lost 4-0 at home to Manchester City and 1-0 at Bournemouth.
