Wolves coach Vorror Pereira insists that star attacker Matheus Cunha is not for sale, amidst the reported interest of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
Cunha scored ten Premier League goals for Wolves this season, with the former player of Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig a bright spot for the club during a season full of struggle.
Cunha's Expected Goals Overprastation (XG) of +5.47 This season (10 goals of 4.63 XG) is the third best in the competition, behind Bryan Mbeumo (13 goals, 6.8 xg) and Chris Wood (14 goals, 8 , 08 XG).
His sparkling form has led to ties with Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, who are both looking for reinforcements in January.
Mikel Arteta said on Friday that Arsenal-which will visit Wolves on Saturday-“Active” is looking for a new attacker, after he has passed an attacking drop-off this season.
Although Arsenal performs excellently in game resistance, they score on average fewer goals (1.32 to 1.47), expected goals (1.13 xg to 1.44) and Schoten (10 to 13) from open play per competition match in 2024/25 Then in the period 2024-2025. 2023-24.
In the meantime, Forest saw an £ 20 million offer earlier this week on Brentford's Yoane Wissa and wants to strengthen their front line while striving for a place in the top four.
However, Pereira insists that the Talisman from Wolves is not available and says to reporters: “He is my player – I think he is not for sale. This is the club's information.”
Pereira publicly criticized Cunha's body language after the Wolves, which was seventeenth placed on Monday, were beaten 3-1 at Chelsea.
Those comments led to suggestions for a break between Pereira and his vice-captain, but he maintains that there are no hard feelings between them.
“He knows what I want from him as a captain. We had a conversation and everything is arranged,” said Pereira.
“He is ready for the game, dedicated to us and ready to help the team. What we need from him is that he plays at his high level. He is very important.”
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