Pedro Neto has been incredible for Wolves this season and now one statistic highlights his talent as an assist machine.
Wolves have made huge strides under the tutelage of Gary O’Neil this term, improving massively on Julen Lopetegui’s reign.
Despite working with a shoestring budget, the 40-year-old has transformed the Old Gold in almost every department.
Wolves have already scored 30 goals in the Premier League this term, standing one short of the total in the entirety of the last campaign (31) and a huge amount of that success can be attributed to the sensational form of Hwang Hee-Chan.
The South Korean sharpshooter has scored 10 top-flight goals already and is as clinical as they come, while Pedro Neto deserves huge credit for his ability to create chances.
Neto has missed nine league matches through a hamstring injury but he has still accumulated seven assists, placing him one behind Ollie Watkins and Mohamed Salah.
Now, the true nature of his assist record has been revealed.
Pedro Neto is currently breaking a Premier League assist record
The most number of assists produced by one player in a single Premier League season is a record held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry with a total of 20.
Although the Portuguese star would have to produce magic from a different dimension to beat that, he is currently setting a different record.
The 23-year-old, as it stands, is averaging the most assists per match in a Premier League season ever (0.64), as per StatMuse, beating De Bruyne (0.57 – 2019/20) and Henry (0.54 – 2002/03).
While he’s beating two of the greatest players to ever play in England, interest will continue to come his way.
Arsenal and Liverpool are both reportedly scrapping it out for the signature of the £50k-a-week star and although it’s highly unlikely he’ll depart Molineux in January, they’d do well to avoid a summer exit.
Wolves will struggle to hold onto Neto
If Neto can return to the starting XI and continue producing performances from a different galaxy, he’s only placing himself further into the shop window.
Wolves are in a position where they don’t want to lose him, but the financial constraints placed on them mean they may have no other option.
With a reported value of at least £50 million, it’s looking increasingly likely that he’ll be the next big-money sale.
And for as long as he continues to produce magic at Molineux, that figure will continue to rise, especially if he breaks the assist-per-game record once the Premier League season comes to an end.