Matheus Cunha has attracted many potential lovers with his shape for Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Liverpool gave Manchester United a clear run in the Brazilian
Liverpool stepped away from a movement for Matheus Cunha in the midst of worries about how he would fit into their team, it was said. The Brazilian international is about to join Manchester United of Wolverhampton Wanderers in a £ 62.5 million deal after a career-best season in Molineux.
Cunha ended the campaign with 15 league goals – the Joint -Most for a Brazilian in the Premier League, matching totals placed by Roberto Firmino and Gabriel Martinelli. He also drew a contract extension with wolves halfway through the campaign, so that they could earn back a considerable fee.
This was enough to convince United to match its release clause, and there is optimism that the deal can be packed before Cunha connects the Brazilian team. The attacker is part of the first team of Carlo Ancelotti since it took over as head coach, with tailored to Ecuador and Paraguay on the Horizon at the beginning of June.
There was a time when Liverpool looked like they could rival were united for Cunha's signature. According to the mail, however, their plans changed before the most recent range of their colleague Premier League side.
The former star of Atletico Madrid is supposed to have fans on Anfield, but the depth of the Reds in attacking areas remained a factor. It has been claimed that they were not fully convinced when it came to how Cunha could fit into the current system and prioritized other goals instead.
At the top of that list of goals is Florian Wirtz. The Bayer Leverkusen star is viewed in a movement that would see Liverpool pay a club record sum of £ 85 million or more.
The men of Arne Slot are supposed to have stolen a march on Bayern Munich, who previously looked the most likely winners of the transfer battle. Manchester City and Real Madrid were also mentioned in connection with the 21-year-old, but Liverpool is now leading the racing to great frustration of Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.
“Much more has been written than spoken,” Dreesen Tz (via the Echo) said before he tried what some people read as an excavation in Liverpool about their failures to qualify for the upcoming Club World Cup. “FC Bayern is one of the absolute top clubs in Europe and the world. Our attraction among fans, but also among players, is huge.
“The fact that not every player will end up with us is just part of the package; it is the same for other top clubs. But everyone knows: with FC Bayern you can win everything every year, you are involved in every competition – the upcoming Club World Cup is a good example of that.
“Just look at which clubs are represented there – and above all, which (clubs) are not. The best European clubs compete there – including FC Bayern. Our attraction, sporting ambitions and economic power are well known to all top players around the world.”