Manchester United have confirmed the signing of striker Matheus Cunha as they begin their rebuilding of their squad that finished 15th in the Premier League this year. While the Brazilian footballer did attract interest from other football teams but Manchester United have shelled out £62.5m for Cunha to seal the deal for themselves.
Cunha was part of Wolves and has signed a five-year deal with the 20-time English Premier League champions. The 26-year-old has made 13 appearances for the Brazil's men's senior team, netted a massive 17 goals for the Wolves the past season and was the target of manager Ruben Amorim already. A source from the Sky Sports also said Cunha was as interested to play for Manchester United.
Overall, for the Wolves, he scored 31 goals in 76 games since permanently moving in 2023.
"They need someone who can beat players" - Gary Neville reacts to signing of Matheus Cunha
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville reacted to signing of the youngster by claiming that it feels as a desperate move and decoded that the team need players who can beat the players successfully more often. Neville told Sky Sports:
"Manchester United are desperate in that position. You think of what Manchester United are playing now, they've let Jadon Sancho, [Marcus] Rashford and Antony go, so three players who are natural players who travel with the ball. They're playing with [Alejandro] Garnacho at the moment but then they're lopsided. On the other side, sometimes it's [Joshua] Zirkzee when he was fit, or they've got Bruno Fernandes stepping up in moments."
"Mason Mount's come in there but they need someone who can beat players, someone who's equally as good running through the middle with the ball and travelling with the ball, and go out wide and support the wing-back."
