London, Aug 18 (Ians) Wolves have announced the signing of Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon for a club record fee.
The Premier League club were understood to have agreed to pay Sporting an initial 45million euros (45.8m) for the 23-year-old, with a further five million euros in potential add-ons, reports Dpa.
That eclipses the £35m Wolves paid Porto for Fabio Silva – now on loan at Anderlecht – in 2020.
Nunes arrives on a five-year deal with a one-year option after two-and-a-half seasons with Sporting.
The Brazil-born player made his Portugal debut last year and has won eight caps in total, scoring one goal.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said on the club’s official website, “We are very happy to welcome Matheus to Wolverhampton and delighted to add another exciting young talent to Bruno’s (Lage) squad.
“Matheus has had two excellent seasons at the top level in Portugal with Sporting and...
The Premier League club were understood to have agreed to pay Sporting an initial 45million euros (45.8m) for the 23-year-old, with a further five million euros in potential add-ons, reports Dpa.
That eclipses the £35m Wolves paid Porto for Fabio Silva – now on loan at Anderlecht – in 2020.
Nunes arrives on a five-year deal with a one-year option after two-and-a-half seasons with Sporting.
The Brazil-born player made his Portugal debut last year and has won eight caps in total, scoring one goal.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said on the club’s official website, “We are very happy to welcome Matheus to Wolverhampton and delighted to add another exciting young talent to Bruno’s (Lage) squad.
“Matheus has had two excellent seasons at the top level in Portugal with Sporting and...
- 8/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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