Wolves’ priority transfer target edges closer to move as deal officially ‘completed’

Matheus Nunes will complete his medical in Wolverhampton today ahead of a €50million move to Wolves.

The Sporting Lisbon midfielder has been the priority transfer target for Bruno Lage all summer and whilst it may have dragged on and on, all could be completed within the next few hours.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal is now fully ‘completed’ and his signature could be officially announced within the coming hours.

He wrote, via Twitter: “Wolves have completed Matheus Nunes deal, contracts are now signed with Sporting for €45m plus €5m add-ons, club record fee. Medical will be completed in the next hours, as expected - Matheus will sign today.”

It’s a five-year deal for Nunes who was also tracked by West Ham United and Liverpool this summer but after a lot of back and forth - Wolves’ eagerness to land his services has secured them the deal.

The fee, as stated by Romano which will be around €50million including add-ons, will make the Portuguese midfielder a record signing for the gold and black, eclipising the £36million spent on Fabio Silva back in 2020.