Wolves set to secure 'official' deal for £2.5m-rated ace 'very soon' amid transfer update

Wolves are back in action on Monday night with an away trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Vitor Pereira’s side lost 3-0 away at Newcastle United last time out.

The Midlands outfit are battling to stay in the Premier League this season. They have the chance to sign some players before the end of the January transfer window.

Wolves to sign Manu Silva from Vitória de Guimarães

According to Record (via Sport Witness), Vitória de Guimarães midfielder Manu Silva is ‘leaving’ for Wolves and the move will become ‘official very soon’. He is under contract until 2027 and is valued at £2.5million on Transfermarkt.

Silva, who is 23-years-old, could be seen by the Midlands outfit as someone to bolster their options in the middle of the park. He has been a key player for his current club since joining them back in 2023.

He started his career with spells at CF União de Lamas and Feirense before breaking into the first-team of the latter. Vitória then signed him and he has since made 58 appearances in all competitions, chipping in with six goals and two assists.

If Wolves are able to get a deal over the line, he will give them more competition and depth in midfield. As with any player from abroad though, it may take him a while to get to grips to life in England and patience might need to be required with him.

What now for Wolves?

Wolves boss Periera will be hoping for a positive performance against Chelsea. His side then play Arsenal at home next weekend so have some tough fixtures coming up.

Their manager has said: “They (Chelsea) are a team that maybe five games away was a team to win the league. Now, because they are not getting the results, they have the same players, the same manager, top players a top manager.

“They are a team that has identity as a team, they play in the style where they have a model game, and we must go there with our identity and the things that we try to work every day, trying to increase every day.

“I'm not a coach that if I lose a game, I would change my mind. I’m a coach to create an identity, to increase the level, to increase the level to play in the same style, in the way to have intentions. We go to face Chelsea, trying to play our game.

“Of course, in the other side, we'll face a team with quality, with top players, and against top players, you cannot consider the spaces and the time to play in the way that they like.”

He added: “We learn every day of our life until the end. We can improve every time. We need to look at the last game and understand the way that we conceded the goals, the way that we missed our chances, a clear picture for us, and this is the moment that we need to improve because I know that we can improve a lot. We have potential to improve a lot.

“But it needs to be step by step, it needs results, but I don't want a team that after we lose a game, we don’t look at the game. We need to look at what we did well, what we must correct and we go through the corrections. This is the way to improve – correcting, correcting, correcting.”