Matt Hobbs has revealed that Hugo Bueno could often be ‘sulky’ when he first came to Wolves, but is now a far cry away from that player.
Wolves announced earlier today that Bueno has signed a new contract at Molineux following a really good past year.
Bueno has committed his future to the club, to the delight of many Wolves fans who have watched Bueno become a brilliant young Premier League player.
Bueno made his first-team debut last season under interim manager Steve Davis, with Julen Lopetegui then making him a regular pick.
The Spaniard has been rewarded for his brilliant rise – and sporting director Hobbs has been talking about his work ethic that has allowed him to get to this point…
Hugo Bueno was once a ‘sulky number 10’ in the Wolves academy
Bueno has been at Wolves for four years now, after joining the club from Spanish outfit Areosa.
Some fans will not know that Wolves actually picked him up as an attacking midfielder, with Molineux coaches seeing qualities in him that made him really well suited to playing as a left wing-back.
Hobbs has been speaking about Bueno’s journey, and revealed that Bueno could at times be ‘sulky’ when he was younger.
He said (Wolves official): “If you ask Hugo, he was a bit of a sulky number 10 who would throw his arms in the air if he didn’t receive the ball, but he came on trial and went to China [with the under-18s] and what we learned very quickly was his work ethic.
“The day he got back from China, he had exams, and even though the time difference would have been huge, he would play the games in the day and then at night, he would revise ready for the exams.
“He’s intelligent, comes from an intelligent, good family, and what he did have was the attributes where he was going to get the absolutely best out of his ability and it just so happens that the best of his ability is a really good footballer, an under-21 international, and a very good Premier League player.”
What a rise it’s been for Bueno
It is really interesting to hear Hobbs make this remark about Bueno and it really does show that he’s come a long way.
You would never associate Bueno with sulkiness now – he always comes across as very laidback and mature, both on the pitch and off it.
Bueno clearly recognised that he needed to change if it was going to work out for him, and thankfully he was able to do that. It has been said quite a few times now that Bueno has worked really, really hard to get to where he is.
That mindset is going to serve him very well throughout his career. Lopetegui said earlier this year that Bueno’s professionalism would help him get to high levels, while Dave Edwards believes he’ll go on to become a top Premier League left-back.