Milan loanee André Silva has found his feet at Eintracht Frankfurt but admitted it would have been nice to play next to Zlatan Ibrahimovic at San Siro.
The 24-year-old has spent the last two seasons on loan at Sevilla and now in the Bundesliga, where he has contributed five goals and three assists in his 16 league matches.
The former FC Porto forward arrived at Milan in July 2017, but struggled to convince at the Rossoneri and claims he has been helped by the experiences on loan in Spain and Germany.
Milan loanee André Silva has found his feet at Eintracht Frankfurt but admitted it would have been nice to play next to Zlatan Ibrahimovic at San Siro.
The 24-year-old has spent the last two seasons on loan at Sevilla and now in the Bundesliga, where he has contributed five goals and three assists in his 16 league matches.
The former FC Porto forward arrived at Milan in July 2017, but struggled to convince at the Rossoneri and claims he has been helped by the experiences on loan in Spain and Germany.
“Things are going well now. In a couple of years, especially at my age, you can grow a lot, even as a man,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “You become more experienced and mature.
“In two years, you can work a lot on yourself. A couple of seasons have passed since my last campaign with Milan.
“In Frankfurt I had the opportunity to show off. I was confident, I’m happy to be here.”
His future is still uncertain, and the Portuguese striker has claimed he aims to be the protagonist wherever he goes.
“For now, I’m a Milan player, on loan at Eintracht,” he added. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. Regardless of club, competition or country, however, I want to be a protagonist.
The forward concludes by admitting that he would have enjoyed playing next to Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Milan.
“Those who are ambitious always want to win. I want to fight to reach the top, I want to grow and I want to learn.
“Because of this, it would have been nice to play with Ibrahimovic. He is one of the best of this era, playing with him would have helped me. I can’t foresee the future, I can only comment on the present and that’s at Frankfurt.”