Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker Matheus Cunha to join Premier League rivals Manchester United this summer - reports
Updated 19/05/2025 at 18:01 GMT+1
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Matheus Cunha is on course to join Manchester United at the end of the season, it has been widely reported. Several outlets have said that United will trigger the Brazilian's release clause, which is thought to be around £62.5 million. Cunha joined Wolves in 2023 and has since netted 27 goals and registered 13 assists in 63 Premier League games.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker Matheus Cunha is on course to join Manchester United at the end of the season, it has been widely reported.
Several outlets have claimed that United are set to trigger the Brazilian’s release clause, believed to be in the region of £62.5 million.
Cunha joined Wolves from Atletico Madrid in 2023 for around £34m and has since scored 33 goals and registered 15 assists in 90 games.
While United are currently two places behind Wolves in 16th, Cunha could be playing UEFA Champions League football next season should the Old Trafford club beat Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Regarding Cunha’s future, Wolves manager Vitor Pereira said on Monday: "I have the same information as you.
"I really don’t know. I know he’s my player, and he’s committed. We’ll see, but he’s happy."
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Speaking last month on the prospect of United signing Cunha, TNT Sports pundit Paul Scholes admitted he had doubts regarding where the 25-year-old would fit into Ruben Amorim’s system.
"He looks like he’s got the attributes that Ruben Amorim wants," Scholes said. "He knows that physically, his team are just not strong or quick enough, so Matheus Cunha is obviously athletic, and he’s got quality with 15 league goals this season.
"I just worry for any signing coming to Manchester United at the minute. It just feels like it’s such a bad place to go. The quality of play right now is so poor.
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"And with Cunha, is he a centre-forward or is he a wide player? There’s no doubt that he has quality and of course, it would be nice to sign him, but I worry about where he fits in.
"You can sign the best three players in the world, and I think they’ll struggle coming into this team at the minute, but they’ve got to start somewhere."
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