Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Nelson Semedo is now into his second season at the club.
His debut campaign was rather a mixed bag.
He arrived at the club with a big reputation, and also a big price tag.
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BBC Sport reported he cost £37 million, although The Athletic later reported that that total is dependent on Wolves winning a European competition.
So far he has cost £29 million, which is how it’s likely to stay.
That’s still a lot of money, and some people felt a little underwhelmed by his first season.
He certainly had a shaky start, but improved in the second half of the season.
Despite not always being consistent, he kept Ki-Jana Hoever out of the side.
With the arrival of Bruno Lage in the summer, some felt Semedo might be one of the players to flourish.
One thing is for sure, Semedo is certainly looking dangerous in 2021/22 early doors.
He has had at least three clear-cut chances so far, with two of those coming against Watford.
He just seems to keep popping up in very advanced positions and with better finishing, we would perhaps be talking about him as being one of the best players in the Premier League so far this term.
That’s because defensively he has tightened things up.
He looks much more assured, which is very promising indeed.
On social media, it seems quite a few fans are pleased with what they have seen from Semedo so far:
Miles better than last season
— Jas Grewal (@JasGrewal242) September 29, 2021
Quality player forget price tag
— Billycigyswanson1969 (@cigyswan1969) September 29, 2021
Should be scoring more
— John🏴 (@JohnB150) September 29, 2021
Promising now..awful at first but that was down the Manager me thinks !
— Billywiseman (@Billywi62142167) September 29, 2021
The man is another player that will never get the credit he deserves. Some people say oh he’s not an upgrade on doc. Yes he is!
— Harry (@harryvenner) September 29, 2021
Can’t finish but good overall
— callum (@cal_wolvesfc) September 29, 2021
Nice to see everyone’s more concerned about his finishing than his defending. Think we can call that progress after last season’s whinges
— Steve Phillips (@stevep_1973) September 29, 2021
A real positive start to the season, great to see him looking strong defensively whilst getting up well to support the attack. Abit more composure infront of goal and he could of been our top goal scorer so far.
— Bally (@BallyJNR) September 29, 2021