Matheus Cunha sends new message to Wolves fans after record-equalling 15th Premier League goal of the season

Wolves recorded another victory in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Leicester City 3-0 at Molineux.

Incredibly, it’s now six wins in a row for Wolves.

The last time Wolves went on a winning run this long in the top-flight was all the way back in 1970.

Wolves had a very easy time of it on Saturday against an already-relegated Leicester side.

At times the game was like a training exercise, with Wolves totally dominant and then clinical in the final third.

And one man who made a huge impact was Matheus Cunha, who started on the left ahead of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who has just returned from injury.

Cunha currently has a lot of speculation swirling around him. Supposedly, Cunha will join Manchester United this summer with an agreement in place.

But yesterday there were no signs of the player being distracted. He was bang at it and scored his 15th goal of the season – and the player sent a new message on social media after the game.

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Matheus Cunha sends message to Wolves fans after matching Premier League record

At times Cunha was unplayable yesterday.

The Brazilian served up a reminder of just what a top player he is, by scoring and then providing two assists for Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes.

Wolves have shown they can do it without Cunha.

But he is still clearly going to be a big miss, if and when he moves on this summer.

Cunha’s goal yesterday meant that he tied the record for most goals in a single Premier League season by a Brazilian player.

He now has 15, which has only been done twice before – by Roberto Firmino for Liverpool in 2017/18, and by Gabriel Martinelli in 2022/23.

Taking to Instagram to acknowledge this feat, Cunha said: “Just not much to say. Just thanking God, my family and friends for everything. 15 goals and a record for the Brazilian with the most goals in a season achieved. 🇧🇷🏄🏾 ♂️ THANK YOU ❤️ 🔥

“Congratulations to everyone for the performance. 🐺”

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Vitor Pereira hails ‘special’ Matheus Cunha after Leicester win

After the game, Cunha came in for high praise from Pereira.

He said: “Special player. Today he played a fantastic game, showing that is committed with us, and with the team, teammates, with everyone.

“He was himself, a fantastic player with the confidence, character and a lot of quality. What I see is he’s committed with us, committed with the team, with teammates, with the staff and his focus is to help us.”

Data indicated that Cunha rather had a field day against Leicester.

And potentially, that’s good for Wolves as his performance may well have drawn even more attention.

While the likelihood right now is that Cunha will go to United, it can only be good for the club to have as many teams interested as possible, because this may increase the chance of Wolves getting the release clause paid in full.