Manchester City are eying a move for the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Matheus Nunes. The move could cost City a sum of around $54 million. The club has submitted their bid to the Wolves. Amid all the talks of City signing him in the last transfer window, the midfielder could still end up at the Premier League Champions. Personal terms are not going to be an issue for both parties.
Understand Manchester City have now submitted initial bid to Wolverhampton for Matheus Nunes 🚨🔵🇵🇹 #MCFC
Told proposal is in excess of €50m fee with add-ons discussed in the package.
Nunes has already accepted City as destination, personal terms agreed. pic.twitter.com/i010hDkWUh
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 23, 2023
There is still no concrete information about what could be the player’s potential salary at Manchester City. By looking into his salary details with Wolves, Nunes could end up earning close to $6.1 Million annually. The monthly salary of the player could be around $500K.
City’s Manager Pep Guardiola has been a big admirer of the player. The champions are looking to bolster their midfield since the last Premier League season. They have been linked with the Portuguese several times.
Pundits often say that Nunes could be the perfect player for Pep Guardiola’s team. However, considering how late this potential transfer is being approached by the City in this window, the Wolves could demand a high fee from the Manchester side. According to several reports, the Old Gold could demand a fee as high as $75 Million for their Portuguese star.
Nunes has represented Wolves in 34 Premier League games in the 2022-2023 season with 1 goal and one assist to his name. The midfielder has so far started both matches for Wolverhampton in the 2023-2024 season. However, the player received a red card in the last moments of their first home game against Brighton. Nunes also played for the Old Golds in their 3 EFL Cup matches in the season 2022-2023.
Matheus Nunes has played a total of 101 matches for his previous club Sporting CP in Liga Portugal. Nunes Scored 8 goals and contributed 9 assists before the Wolves signed him. The Portuguese international made his Portugal Senior team debut in October 2021. Nunes has 11 appearances and 1 goal to his name for his national team.
Matheus Nunes’s contract and salary details at Wolves
The Wolves signed Nunes for a club-record fee in the region of $54 Million from Sporting CP. Wolves struck the deal with an amount of $48.3 Million and further add-ons pertaining to a sum close to $5.4 Million. The Club signed him in August 2022 for a period of 5 years. His contract with the club expires in June 2027.
The player agreed to the move with a total salary amounting to $28.1 Million in his five-year contract. Nunes’s annual salary at Wolves is around $5.6 Million. His monthly wages are around $467K. Matheus Nunes is highly rated among his fellow Portuguese internationals and his club team-mates.