Wolves break club record to sign 18-year-old Silva


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group G - Rangers v FC Porto - Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - November 7, 2019 FC Porto's Fabio Silva in action with Rangers' Glen Kamara, Steven Davis and Filip Helander REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Wolverhampton Wanderers have smashed their club record transfer fee to sign Portuguese teenager Fabio Silva from Porto, the Premier League club said on Saturday.

Wolves did not disclose the fee paid for the 18-year-old striker, who has signed a five-year contract, but said it was a club record. Media reports had indicated the fee was around 35 million pounds ($46.50 million).

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