Wolves have tapped into the Brazilian market to bring in some future stars, with them already marking their arrival at Molineux with consistently strong performances.
We’re looking at the standout youngsters at the club, who look to have a bright future at the top level.
We’re looking at the standout youngsters at the club, who look to have a bright future at the top level.
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00:00Charlie, looking at Wolves and in terms of the youngsters currently throughout their
00:07side now, there's obviously a few fantastic names. I mean, they've tapped into the Brazilian
00:12market as well with market signings like Pedro Lima, who they got from Chelsea's grass, which
00:18seemed fantastic. Paul Chelsea have, you know, João Gomes, obviously an incredibly young
00:26talent, an amazing talent in Brazil. They sort of love him over there. Andre as well, only 23
00:31as well. And these players are, you know, clearly top half Premier League players, whether they've
00:37got the sort of confidence to go and battle at the bottom of the Premier League is another sort
00:42of task. You know, we saw it with Mateus Nunes, that sort of failed for him. Obviously, they
00:47weren't really signed for a relegation scrap, but it's the situation they find themselves in.
00:51Just looking at Wolves and their squad as a whole, who sort of appeals as the standout
00:56youngsters? Obviously, there are some big assets there as well, especially ahead of the transfer
01:01windows. Yeah, I think it's a real shame that Enzo González got his big injury in the summer,
01:07because I was really looking forward to seeing him. If you don't know him, he's a 19-year-old
01:11Paraguayan winger, quite similar in character to Julio Enciso, the Brighton winger, who also
01:17came from Libertad in Paraguay. Quite skillful, sure, agile, able to take on defenders and someone
01:24that essentially Wolves could have done with this season with Pedro Neto leaving the club. You could
01:29do with someone else who's got a bit more character to take on defenders. I know that Mateus Cunha is
01:34very good at doing that, but someone who's a little bit more raw and doesn't seem to care
01:38too much about what he's doing, just going for it. Maybe he could have been useful. But of course,
01:43we'll have to wait until next season to see him. Pedro Lima, as you mentioned, coming from Brazil,
01:49I think he's going to be a great player one day. But at 18 years of age, he still has a lot of
01:53developing to do before he can start games for Wolves. Maybe we can see him in the cup competitions
01:59a little bit more this season and next, but Wolves do see him as the long-term successor
02:04for Nelson Samedo. Samedo's nowhere near the end of his career just yet, but whether he moves on
02:09at the end of this season is another question. Potentially Lima could take on that baton.
02:14Rodrigo Gomez, out of the grasp of Barcelona who were looking at signing him, 21 years of age,
02:20came from Portugal, scored plenty of goals and assisted plenty as well over in the Portuguese
02:25top flight last season. He's had the odd appearance here and there. I don't think we've seen his best
02:30just yet, but there have been glimpses of some real quality, especially with his dribbling and
02:35his ability to cross at the byline. And then one more player I want to see break through at some
02:40point is Bastien Mopieu, the French centre-back signed in summer. Only 18 years of age though,
02:47probably not quite the time to throw him in in the middle of a relegation scrap,
02:50and he has had some injuries since arriving at Wolves. So one that will eventually break
02:54through, but a lot of promise there for Bastien Mopieu who could break through in the Wolves'
02:59defence.