Wolverhampton Vitor Pereira says that Matius Kony has never asked to move and will not be sold this month amid reports linking his scorer with Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
The striker Kony, who scored 10 goals and four assists in 21 Premier League games this season, was. Pereira criticized him because of his body language After Defeat 3-1 in front of Chelsea On Monday, while Sky Sports Among the outlets that claimed that the Brazilian international is wanted by Arsenal and Forest, adding that the 25 -year -old has four first -class players.
“We have a conversation,” said Pereira, who hosts his team Arsenal on Saturday (3 pm GMT). “It is ready for the match, very committed with us and is ready to help the team.
“He never asked me (if he could) leave the club. He wants to be with us to try to win the match. He is my players; I think it is not for sale, this is the information received from the club.”
Matius Konia Statistics
Konya first joined Wolverhampton on loan from Atletico Madrid in December 2022, at a cost of 44 million pounds, according to their commitment to buy it at the end of the 2022/23 season.
The former Hertha and Leipzig striker presented 14 goals and a decisive pass in 36 games in his first full season, and he continued his abundant level this season, including two goals and a decisive pass in the first two games for Pereira after his appointment on December 19.
These matches ended with victories against Leicester City and Manchester United, but Wolverhampton has scored one point of four games since then, due to Konya's injury and stopping for one match.
Forest and Arsenal are linked to being
Forest is said to be preparing for a higher offer than the club of 35 million pounds, which he paid for Newcastle for midfielder Elliot Anderson in July, while Arsenal coach Michel Artita said on Friday that he is chasing offensive goals actively.
“He knows what I want from him as a leader,” Pereira said about Konya, whose contract will end in 2027. “What we need from him is to play with his high level and be committed to the team.”
Wolverhampton is outperforming the third -ranked Epswich Town, with a difference of goals, four points behind fifth -placed Everton before his trip to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal second place The team is 28 points ahead of Winders, six points behind leaders Liverpool, who has a postponed match and excels with eight goals.
Wolverhampton scored two goals during the last seven versions of the match, and his last victory was when he achieved two goals against Arsenal in 2020/21.
