Reports claim that Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Matheus Cunha is close to agreeing a new contract, dealing a blow to Arsenal, Manchester United and several other rivals.
Cunha signed for Wolves on an initial loan when the club were entrenched at the foot of the pitch Premier League table Midway through the 2022/23 season, he accepted to join on a permanent deal worth £44m after helping the club secure safety.
A respectable number of 12 Premier League Goals during his first full season in England – more than Manchester City's Julian Alvarez for comparison – attracted plenty of admiring glances from across the division.
The Brazilian has somehow managed to improve this season despite the club's collective struggles, which is inspiring Strong interest from Arsenal And talk about Manchester United’s approach next January.
However, these ambitions have been quashed by those clubs due to multiple reports claiming that Cunha has agreed a new long-term contract with Wolves. Telegraph I write that the attacker is in “advanced talks” and an announcement should be made “within the next two weeks.”
Fabrizio Romano Reports suggest that a contract extension has been verbally agreed and Cunha will be given a pay rise.
Despite the 25-year-old's best efforts – and an unbeaten start to life under new coach Vitor Pereira – Wolves Stay in the bottom three. Cunha's new deal will reportedly include a relegation clause, allowing rival clubs to pay a pre-agreed, as yet undisclosed, fee to the striker in the event of a demotion.
Pereira made it very clear He has no intention of agreeing to sell Cunha during Wolves' battle against relegation. The Portuguese coach admitted at the end of December: “I hope not, I hope not because we need it.” “We need his quality.”
Wolves will be without the quality of Konya for their next two matches. The English Federation punished the Brazilian player with suspension after an altercation with a security personnel at Ipswich Town following a quarrel after the match. Cunha will miss the league match against Nottingham Forest on Monday evening, then the FA Cup third round match with Bristol City next weekend.
