Manchester United have been heavily linked with Matheus Cunha for a while and the latest reports indicate the deal as good as done.
As per today’s edition of Record, Man United and Wolves have finally reached an agreement for the transfer of Cunha, who will join Ruben Amorim’s team for a fee of 74 million euros (£62million).
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The renowned Portuguese media outlet have mentioned that the 25-year-old will sign a five year contract with the Red Devils until 2030, with an option of extension for another season.
Wolves finished the season in 16th position, level on points with Man United and Cunha has been the shining light for the Molineux outfit. Without him, they would not have survived relegation.
The West Midlands side found the net 54 times in the Premier League and their Brazilian superstar directly contributed in almost 40 percent of their goals i.e. 21 (15 goals and 6 assists).
Man United have been poor in the attacking third. In the recently concluded campaign, they only managed to score 44 goals in the league.
Their top scorer was none other than skipper Bruno Fernandes, who only managed to find the net 8 times in the PL.
Therefore, the arrival of a quality player like Cunha would largely help Amorim. The 13-capped star is a versatile talent, who can effectively play as a center forward, central attacking midfielder and even as a winger.
For Wolves, he has mainly excelled in the No.10 role behind the striker, so, it will be intriguing to see where Amorim will utilize him in his 3-4-2-1 system next season.
The former Sporting CP coach has quality players like Fernandes and Amad for the two AM positions, however, he does not have a clinical finisher as the likes of Hojlund and Zirkzee have been disappointing.
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