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title: "Wolves: Portuguese newspaper makes Al-Musrati claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-al-musrati-transfer-gossip-news/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-06-05T11:15:28Z"
modified: "2022-06-05T11:15:28Z"
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# Wolves: Portuguese newspaper makes Al-Musrati claim

**[Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/) are interested in singing Ali Al-Musrati, according to Portuguese newspaper [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/wolves-join-race-sc-braga-player-club-aware-interest-waiting-bid/)).**

### The lowdown: Al-Musrati’s areer so far

Signed on a [free transfer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/transfers/spieler/377641) from fellow Portuguese Primeira Liga outfit Vitoria Guimaraes in 2020, the defensive midfielder has gone from strength to strength at Braga.

In [89 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/377641) for his current club, Al-Musrati has scored six times and provided five assists whilst playing an instrumental role in the team’s [Portuguese Cup](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/erfolge/spieler/377641) triumph last season.

It now appears that the Libya international is destined for pastures new this summer, and Wolves have seemingly joined the party…

### The latest: Wolves linked with Al-Musrati

As per [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/), translated by [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/wolves-join-race-sc-braga-player-club-aware-interest-waiting-bid/), Wolves and newly-promoted Fulham are both attentive to the possibility of signing the 26-year-old.

It is claimed that Braga are now waiting for the ‘best offer’ after the [40-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/nationalmannschaft/spieler/377641/verein_id/6602) Libyan was allowed to miss international duty in order to resolve his future.

The report suggests that, with Bruno Lage beginning to prepare for life after Ruben Neves, Al-Musrati – who has been hailed as a [‘special talent’](https://twitter.com/ZachLowy/status/1455249987374309388) by journalist Zach Lowy – is among those on the radar at Molineux.

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### The verdict: Special player

Albeit predominantly a defensive-minded operator and therefore perhaps not a like-for-like replacement for Neves, the combative Libyan would nevertheless be a superb capture for Wolves this summer.

During the 2021/22 campaign, Al-Musrati made [45 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/leistungsdaten/spieler/377641) across all competitions and earned an outstanding 7.13 [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/mutassim-al-musrati/868958) rating, making 1.4 interceptions and completing 1.1 key passes per league game.

Perhaps most impressively, the [£10.8m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/al-musrati/marktwertverlauf/spieler/377641) Braga ace won [4.6](https://www.sofascore.com/player/mutassim-al-musrati/868958) duels per match, comfortably more than the Old Gold midfield trio of Neves ([3.8](https://www.sofascore.com/player/ruben-neves/280955)), Joao Moutinho ([3.4](https://www.sofascore.com/player/joao-moutinho/6562)) and Leander Dendoncker ([2.8](https://www.sofascore.com/player/leander-dendoncker/190405)) per Premier League game.

Holding a close stylistic likeness to Liverpool destroyer Fabinho ([FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/cd6a1a59/Almoatasembellah-Ali)) and boasting an array of impressive [attributes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/381792/Show/Al-Musrati) including tackling, aerial ability and concentration, adding a player of Al-Musrati’s quality to Lage’s ranks appears a no-brainer regardless of what happens with Neves.

***In other news: [Two EFL clubs target Dion Sanderson…](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-dion-sanderson-transfer-gossip-news/)***