Wolves fans are very excited to watch young defender Yerson Mosquera this season.
The Colombia international signed for the club three years ago, but he only made his Premier League debut on Saturday against Arsenal.
Mosquera unfortunately suffered a serious hamstring injury just minutes into his competitive debut for Wolves against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup, which set him on an alternate path.
He recently enjoyed loan spells with FC Cincinnati and Villarreal, and has now returned to the first-team squad at Wolves.
He already looks set to play a big part this season, and his performance against Arsenal on Saturday has had a lot of people talking.
While Wolves lost 2-0, Mosquera was seen as a bright spark.
He was involved in a couple of dicey moments, but there is one thing that Wolves will not be asking of the player.
Wolves will not tell Yerson Mosquera to curb his fiery side
One thing that is apparent with Mosquera is that he is an aggressive player.
The 23-year-old has that classic South American steel about him, and is very physical in the way he plays. Wolves fans saw that immediately after he first signed, after he got a red card in a friendly match against Levante in a match that has since been dubbed ‘The Battle of Benidorm’.
He also seems to like a bit of rough-and-tumble, as Kai Havertz found out on Saturday.
Mosquera – who drew praise from O’Neil after the game – was involved in a couple of incidents against Arsenal when on another day, he might have gotten himself into trouble.
One tangle with Havertz saw Mosquera place his hands on the German’s neck, and he also moved Gabriel Jesus out of the way when Wolves were trying to take a free-kick, with some Arsenal fans unhappy with how he did it.
According to The Athletic though, Wolves like the aggression from Mosquera and will not be telling him to curb his fiery side.
Gary O’Neil is likely to have a quiet word with Mosquera, just to make sure that he does not cross the line.
But the suggestion is that Wolves do like his competitive edge.
Mosquera could become a cult hero at Wolves
Mosquera’s aggression and competitive edge should definitely be encouraged by Wolves. It is just about making sure that he understands where the line is.
But Wolves need a bit of steel and ‘nastiness’ at the back.
Max Kilman was a fantastic ball-player, and someone who was very classy and cultured. But he was never a dominant centre-back or someone who particularly struck fear into opposition strikers. Mosquera certainly ahs the potential to do that, and could be someone people hate playing against.
£4.5 million signing Mosquera has a way about him that could see him eventually become a cult hero at Molineux.
He has the fiery streak that Diego Costa had, and he was someone the Molineux faithful really warmed to despite his lack of a goal threat.