{"id":55034,"date":"2025-05-20T06:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T05:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=55034"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:30:16","slug":"manchester-united-set-to-sign-wolves-star-matheus-cunha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/manchester-united-set-to-sign-wolves-star-matheus-cunha\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Set To Sign Wolves Star Matheus Cunha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are on the verge of landing Matheus Cunha in a high-profile summer move. The Wolves forward is set to join the Red Devils once the current Premier League season concludes. The 25-year-old Brazilian  emerged as a top attacking target for United, who are expected to activate the &pound;62.5 million release clause in his contract in the coming days.<\/p><p>Signed from Atletico Madrid in 2022 for &pound;34 million, Cunha has become a central figure at Wolves, especially during their fight for Premier League survival. The deal is now at an advanced stage, with final details being clarified. United are now set to formally approach Wolves to activate the Brazilian forward&rsquo;s &pound;62.5 million release clause.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cunha Wants To Play for Man Utd<\/h2><p>Cunha is also said to be eager for the move as he views Manchester United as one of the biggest clubs in world football.  Despite interest from several clubs, including Arsenal, Aston Villa, and multiple Saudi Pro League sides, Cunha has made it clear that his preference is to join United.  According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13371010\/matheus-cunha-transfer-wolves-forward-set-to-join-man-utd-at-end-of-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Sky Sports News<\/a>, the deal is &ldquo;almost agreed&rdquo; and hinges only on timing, with personal terms expected to follow soon.<\/p><p>Cunha has given his full approval to the move, with sources confirming he has said &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to the switch to Old Trafford. With personal terms nearly wrapped up, Manchester United are aiming to complete the deal early in the summer window.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Matheus Cunha is set to join Manchester United after the season ends this weekend &#128680;<br><br>Despite interest from other clubs, Cunha wants to play for Man Utd and&nbsp;Sky Sports News&nbsp;has been told the deal is almost agreed &#9997;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2ggj9je4g\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/L2ggj9je4g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1924488711581892763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/erling-haaland-funds-fans-to-create-kevin-de-bruyne-tifo-at-fa-cup-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Erling Haaland Funds &euro;5,000 To Help Fans Create Special Kevin De Bruyne Tifo at FA Cup Final<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Across 63 top-flight appearances, he has contributed 27 goals and 13 assists, including a standout 2024&ndash;25 campaign with 15 goals and six assists, making him one of the league&rsquo;s most productive forwards. For United, the signing signals a statement of intent as they look to rebuild. <\/p><p>With the Red Devils&rsquo; forward line struggling for consistency this season, Cunha&rsquo;s creativity and clinical finishing will offer an upgrade. United manager Ruben Amorim also feels that Cunha can fit in well in his 3-4-3 system. As the Premier League season wraps up, United appear poised to move quickly to secure Cunha&rsquo;s signing. <\/p><p>Manchester United are currently in 16th-place position in the Premier League table, two spots below Wolves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matheus Cunha has become a central figure at Wolves, especially during their fight for Premier League survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":55040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5618,4038],"tags":[3974,6984,4070,4586],"class_list":["post-55034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-soccer","tag-manchester-united","tag-matheus-cunha","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-wolverhampton-wanderers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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