(MENAFN) Wolverhampton Wanderers bought Portuguese central midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting for £38 million (USD45.7M), which made him the highest transfer for the club in history.
The English Premier League club stated in an announcement on Wednesday that "Wolves have completed the signing of highly-rated Portugal international Matheus Nunes from Sporting CP for a club record fee."
Wolverhampton Wanderers also stated that the club is going to keep 23-year-old central midfielder Nunes at Molineux Stadium for five seasons, however, the agreement can be stretched for another year.
The English club did not reveal the transfer fee, but UK's Sky Sports stated that without add-ons, Wolves is going to pay an initial £38 million, or USD45.7 million, to Sporting.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi announced that "Matheus has had two excellent seasons at the top level in Portugal with Sporting and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in world football, so we are thrilled that he has chosen the Premier League and Wolves as the next step in what we hope will be a fantastic career."
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