Arriving at Molineux in September for a club-record deal worth a guaranteed £35million, huge money for an 18-year-old with just one league goal for Porto, only increased the glare. A prodigy in Portugal, Silva has been tipped for greatness and was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo when he was just 15. “My father, my agent, my family, you have to have good people who say ‘don’t listen and show you what is most important for you’. “I don’t listen to what people say about me, I do my job, my work, I improve. Silva scored his first Premier League goal against Burnley in December (Peter Powell/PA)His goal at Burnley in December also saw him pass the Juventus star as the youngest Portuguese goalscorer in the top flight.

Source: Express May 13, 2021 15:00 UTC