Matheus Cunha has appeared to release the name of the player who has won Wolves’ ‘Player of the Month’ award. The striker released a photo on his social media before the club had a chance to confirm the news.
The month of February started really well for Vitor Pereira. The Old Gold won back-to-back matches, including beating rivals Aston Villa 2-0 in the Midlands Derby. Things got worse the closer to March we got, though.
Wolves suffered defeats either side of their 1-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth. Liverpool and Fulham both claimed 2-1 victories, but despite the up and down month, one player has stood out, and even more so now… thanks to Cunha.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde wins ‘Player of the Month’ for February
Jean Ricner-Bellegarde has been a key player for Pereira, especially during the past four weeks.
The French midfielder has showcased his versatility by playing both as one of two Number 10s and more centrally. He opened the scoring against Aston Villa and has gone from strength to strength ever since.
As a result, the 26-year-old has deservingly picked up the award for the best Wolves player for the month of February and Cunha couldn’t wait to tell the world.
Former manager Gary O’Neil tipped Bellegarde to become a regular starter and that is exactly what has happened.
Our number 27 is completely deserving of the award and will be pleased his contributions have been recognised.
Bellegarde becomes Wolves’ fourth player to win the SUDU ‘Player of the Month’ award after Cunha (Aug, Nov and Dec), Nelson Semedo (Oct) and Emmanuel Agbadou (Jan).
Beat the club
Cunha’s social media post came before Wolves had time to make the announcement. While the Brazilian’s spoiler probably won’t land him in hot water, we can’t imagine the club’s media team will be thrilled at the timing of his post.
Cunha is a complex character, as proven by his recent on-field antics which included violently clashing with Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.
However, the club must do their best to contain him as they prepare to cash in on him in the summer, and making himself the centre-of-attention again won’t help matters.
The striker’s latest deal, which he signed after the January window closed, is reported to contain a minimum release clause worth £62.5 million.