Wolves: 101-game 'monster' has 'gone under the radar' at Molineux

Wolverhampton Wanderers star Matheus Nunes is a ‘monster’ and his Molineux arrival has ‘gone under the radar’, according to Midlands journalist Josh Holland.

Head coach Bruno Lage was allowed to spend more than £120million on bolstering his squad during the summer transfer window and Nunes was among those to come through the door.

Wolves smashed their record transfer fee by forking out an initial £38million, which could rise to £42.2million, to tempt Nunes away from Portuguese giants Sporting.

Chairman Jeff Shi admitted that he was ‘thrilled’ to sign a star who is ‘widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in world football’.

Nunes has penned a five-year contract after heading to the Premier League for the first time in his career and he has already become a key component in Wolves’ midfield.

The 24-year-old has made five appearances since making the switch to Molineux and grabbed his first assist at the weekend.

That contribution was crucial as the 1-0 win over Southampton allowed Wolves to bag their first Premier League victory since April.

Holland believes Nunes will prove to be a hit at Wolves and a switch to a Premier League rival could be on the cards in a matter of years.

The journalist told GIVEMESPORT: “I don’t think Joao Moutinho is going to start that many games, so Nunes is almost a perfect replacement.

“He showed on his debut against Spurs that, after Wolves sold Morgan Gibbs-White and brought in Nunes, he could do more than a job sitting in that number 10 role.

“I know that a lot of people have looked at his highlights and videos from when he was at Sporting. He is a monster.

“He was giving Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur a difficult time in his first game in England and I think