Wolves complete Christmas Day signing of Matheus Cunha

Cunha,
a
Brazil
international
who
joined
Atleti
from
Hertha
Berlin
in
2021,
is
the
first
signing
of
the
Julen
Lopetegui
era
at
Molineux.

The
23-year-old
has
joined
on
loan,
though
the
transfer
will
automatically
become
permanent
should
certain
clauses
be
triggered.

Lopetegui
had
already
confirmed
the
transfer
on
Friday,
though
the
club
made
the
official
announcement
on
Sunday.

Cunha
will
officially
join
on
January
1,
subject
to
a
work
permit.

A
member
of
Brazil’s
gold
medal-winning
side
at
the
Tokyo
Olympics
last
year,
Cunha
scored
six
goals
in
29
LaLiga
appearances
for
Atleti
in
the
2021-22
campaign,
but
has
failed
to
find
the
net
this
season.

“He’s
a
good
player.
I
know
him,
and
I
think
he’s
a
good
signing
for
us
for
the
present
and
also
for
the
future,”
Lopetegui
said
of
Cunha
at
his
pre-match
press
conference
ahead
of
Wolves’ trip
to
Everton.

“He
is
a
very
complete
forward.
He
has
a
good
condition,
good
skills,
not
only
technically
but
physically.
This
is
England,
and
in
the
Premier
League
you
have
to
be
a
very
complete
forward
if
you
want
to
survive.

“I
think
he
has
this
profile
to
play
here
for
a
lot
of
years.
Of
course,
we
are
going
to
help
him
to
develop
his
strengths
in
the
future.”

We’ve
found
one
more
gift
under
the
tree.

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—
Wolves
(@Wolves)

December
25,
2022