Champions League membership opens talks with Wolves over shock swoop for £40m-rated star
Atletico Madrid have opened talks with Wolves over a summer time transfer for Joao Gomes, talkSPORT understands.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Wolves have been formally relegated from the Premier League, and Gomes is a participant prone to transfer on.
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The Championship-bound aspect worth the Brazilian worldwide at £40million.
They signed the 25-year-old from Flamengo in 2023 for simply over £15m.
Gomes has gone on to make over 120 appearances for Wolves in all competitions.
He has made 31 Premier League appearances this season, scoring as soon as within the 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Molineux.
However with a World Cup developing, he’s unlikely to wish to play in England’s second tier.
And after promoting Conor Gallagher to Tottenham Hotspur, Atletico Madrid have an area that wants filling in midfield.
And Gomes appears to be like to be that man for Diego Simeone.
The Spanish giants have additionally agreed phrases with Atalanta midfielder Ederson.
Nonetheless, they’re but to achieve any settlement with Atalanta over a price.
Key participant
In a complete season to overlook for Wolves, Gomes has been battling on his personal at instances.
The combative midfielder ranks very extremely for duels gained and tried tackles.
His success price in stated tackles can be very sturdy, and it’s that chew that most likely makes him enchantment to Simeone a lot.
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He wears the quantity eight shirt, which after Ruben Neves, is an enormous accountability, and whereas fingers will be pointed at his teammates, he can maintain his head excessive.
All the managers he is labored beneath at Molineux have praised him, with Rob Edwards most lately heaping reward on Gomes.
Talking after his objective within the 2-0 win over Aston Villa after being dropped for just a few video games beforehand, Edwards stated: “He actually responded.
“I feel he is an exquisite participant and he is proven actual glimpses and numerous good things since we arrived as nicely.
“However I feel it has been exhausting for him as a result of in a staff that has struggled at instances or in the event you’ve not acquired the outcomes, it may be difficult. You possibly can assume ‘I’ve made an enormous transfer right here’ and you then query issues.
“I perceive it, however he actually, actually stepped up the opposite evening and that is the extent that we wish to see from him all the time now.
“It is solely going to learn him going ahead if he continues to carry out like that.”
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