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title: "Wolves: Portuguese newspaper delivers Matheus Nunes blow"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-06-29T11:11:42Z"
modified: "2022-06-29T11:11:43Z"
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# Wolves: Portuguese newspaper delivers Matheus Nunes blow

**Wolverhampton Wanderers have been dealt a major blow in their pursuit of Sporting CP midfielder Matheus Nunes, according to Portuguese newspaper [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/midfielder-offering-resistance-wolves-move-wants-premier-league-club-superior-level/)).**

### The lowdown: Slow-moving

Despite [ongoing speculation](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wolves-nottingham-forest-gibbs-white-24326765) linking Nunes with a move to Molineux, the protracted transfer deal is proving to be a drawn-out process as Bruno Lage attempts to strengthen his squad.

The 23-year-old is clearly a top target for the Wanderers having performed beyond his years for some time now, amassing [99 first-team outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matheus-nunes/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/601883) for the Lisbon-based giants and earning senior international recognition in the process.

Whilst all roads have seemingly pointed towards the arrival of Nunes, a fresh report emerging from Portugal has thrown a potential spanner in the works…

### The latest: ‘Some resistance’

As per [O Jogo](https://www.ojogo.pt/), transcribed by [SW](https://sportwitness.co.uk/midfielder-offering-resistance-wolves-move-wants-premier-league-club-superior-level/), Wolves are facing ‘some resistance’ from the player regarding the mooted switch to the Midlands.

It’s claimed that the [eight-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matheus-nunes/nationalmannschaft/spieler/601883/verein_id/3300) Portugal star wants a Premier League club ‘of a superior level’ to the Old Gold and super-agent Jorge Mendes is still working on ‘the best solution’ for his client this summer.

The report also states that Sporting manager Ruben Amorim would like to see the sale ‘aborted’ in order to keep the midfielder hailed for a host of [‘exceptional’](https://twitter.com/P_SRibeiro/status/1466910270480072709) performances in 2021 by journalist Patrick Ribeiro.

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### The verdict: Plan ahead

Given Nunes’ ever-rising stock, [admiration](https://onefootball.com/en/news/man-city-boss-guardiola-sporting-cp-midfielder-matheus-nunes-among-world-best-players-34578052) from Pep Guardiola and [previous links](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nunes-man-city-transfer-rumours-23800752) to Manchester United and Manchester City, it’s no surprise that the cultured Portuguese ace would be potentially holding out hope for a move to a top-drawer club with the offer of Champions League football on the table.

However, as things stand it’s Wolves who are [pushing](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wolves-nottingham-forest-gibbs-white-24326765) hardest for the [£31.5million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matheus-nunes/marktwertverlauf/spieler/601883) starlet, who [scored four times and provided five assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matheus-nunes/leistungsdaten/spieler/601883) from 50 appearances across all competitions last season, predominantly operating as a box-to-box midfielder.

Albeit the [speculation](https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/transfer-news-manchester-united-ruben-neves-wolves#:~:text=Manchester%20United%20will%20step%20up,heading%20for%20the%20exit%20door.) surrounding Ruben Neves has subsided somewhat and there will be hope that silence is indeed golden, should the Wanderers’ favourite move on as had been expected this summer then Lage and executive chairman Jeff Shi need to act fast and the arrival of Nunes would be the ideal reaction to such an eventuality.