Silva is one of the top finishers in the La Liga at the moment
Portuguese youngster Andre Silva joined AC Milan from Porto in a £33.6 million deal during the summer of 2017 but following a mediocre debut campaign in the Seria A in which he could only record an embarrassing 2 goals to his name in 24 appearances in the Italian top flight, the 22-year-old decided to join Spanish giants, Sevilla in a loan deal ahead of the current campaign
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The attacker has been in an explosive form ever since he joined the Andalusians this summer, outpacing the likes of Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Iago Aspas in the La Liga top scorers' race with his incredible 7 goals in 8 appearances in the Spanish top division.
Silva has been a huge influence at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium so far this season, producing a couple of electrifying performances and helping the Andalusians to climb above the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid to establish themselves on top of the La Liga table.
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Jidonu Mauyon
Jidonu is a European and international football news writer at Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and has around 7 years of previous experience working with the likes of Tribuna and SportRaba, Jidonu has a good eye for detail and has the ability to created cohesive articles, and reporting exploits have also led him to exclusively cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the past.
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