Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of long-term Leeds United 'target' Matheus Cunha. The Brazilian striker has been linked with a move to Elland Road across a number of seasons and he'll finally be heading to the Premier League, but not to Elland Road.
The 23-year-old has finalised a loan move, which will automatically become a permanent deal until 2027, should certain clauses be triggered. Cunha is Brazil under-23s’ record goal scorer with an impressive 21 strikes in 23 games, during which time he top scored at the 2019 Toulon Tournament, which the Brazilians also won.
The striker has outlined how big of a role, new Wolves boss, Julen Lopetegui played in the transfer. “I know him as we’ve played against each other three or four times, and he’s a big coach, he has a big mentality," Cunha told Wolves.
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“He told me about him joining Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton having a big project and I took to the project, I believe in it a lot, and I believe in him. I also believe in the players, and I believe in the club.
“The situation I’ve come into is not the best one. We need to take a little bit more points. But I believe in the club, I believe a lot in the coach, the mentality he has and he has many things to do here in Wolverhampton with the players, but the quality of the players is unbelievable.
“He’s a great person also, and I think everything together, we will put Wolverhampton where Wolverhampton needs to be.”
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