‘I didn’t feel 100% valued’: £35m Wolves star says he lacked chances from Bruno Lage at Wolves

Fabio Silva has claimed that former Wolves boss Bruno Lage did not make him feel respected.

After spending last season on loan at Anderlecht and PSV Eindhoven, the youngster is back in contention at Wolves.

Officials made the decision to loan Silva out after watching him struggle for minutes at Molineux.

In his second season, Silva was second fiddle to Raul Jimenez, who had recovered from a brain injury experienced the previous season.

Because of what happened to Jimenez, you’d think Silva would have been involved in some way.

But he just didn’t have the opportunity he desired, and now Silva has revealed that he didn’t really feel Lage’s love…

Fabio Silva says he did not feel valued by Bruno Lage in his second season

Silva gave a lengthy interview to the Express & Star in which he discussed a wide range of topics.

He has stated that he was on the verge of leaving the club.

However, Matt Hobbs was instrumental in keeping him at Molineux.

Silva discussed his second season at Molineux, admitting that he cried at times during the season due to his problems.

Silva says of the management at the time, “I didn’t feel 100 percent valued because I didn’t play so much.”

“People will say, ‘Oh, he played 35 games,’ but if you look at my total minutes, I might have only played five games all season.” It’s challenging when you’re always on for five minutes.

“It was frustrating for me at first because I had a good season with Nuno at the age of 18 with four goals and three assists, and I wanted to continue with a Portuguese coach to protect me.”

“However, sometimes I’m at fault and sometimes I’m not.” Football is similar. It was the worst season of my career, but I believe it was the catalyst for me to change because I learned a lot and matured.

“Now, mentally, I’m very good.”

Silva deserved more opportunities, but didn’t have Lage’s trust

One does feel a little sorry for Silva.

That second season was definitely tough for him, and his points are understandable.

It is not easy to make an impact when you’re coming on for five and 10-minute cameos.

As a striker, that’s not a lot of time at all to find the back of the net. And before you know it, you’ve gone 20 appearances without scoring and it looks bad.

Signing for £35 million Silva should have had more opportunities under Lage.

However, Wolves were once a contender for European football.

The Portuguese seemed to believe that playing his more experienced players would help him achieve that goal.