Wolves are closing in on their second signing of the Vitor Pereira era with Manu Silva identified as a target.
Pereira sees Silva as a replacement for Mario Lemina, who is expected to leave Molineux in the coming weeks.
After Lemina refused to play for Wolves, Pereira’s transfer priorities shifted, with a midfielder immediately eyed.
Fabrizio Romano revealed that Wolves submitted an offer to sign Silva, who is close to trading Liga Portugal for the Premier League.
Manu Silva ‘on his way’ to sign for Wolves
Silva, who currently represents Vitoria Guimaraes, has been sounded out as a target of Pereira’s, as Wolves edge closer to pulling off another transfer from the Portuguese market.
Following Romano’s update on the transfer situation, it became clear that Silva is close to leaving Vitoria, as the midfielder was not named in the squad to face Arouca.
News in Portugal insists that the 23-year-old is ‘on his way’ to sign for Wolves, with Jornal de Noticias providing the update.
The Portuguese newspaper said that Wolves will pay around €12m for the midfielder, who will hand Vitoria a 10% sell-on fee for any future transfer of the player.
Judging by reports in Portugal, it’s all systems go for Silva’s transfer to Wolves, in what is an exciting capture for the Old Gold.
What Wolves can expect from Manu Silva
Wolves are in line to acquire a defensive minded player who has been dubbed ‘as good as it gets’ when it comes to defensive contribution by scouting group Concept Scouting.
Very few will have knowledge of what the player can offer Pereira’s midfield, so let’s look at his numbers in the Portuguese top flight this season.
| Statistic | Per 90 average | Rank in Liga Portugal |
| Progressive passes | 9.66 | Top 3% |
| Aerials won | 3.57 | Top 1% |
| Passes into final third | 9.79 | Top 1% |
| Shot-creating actions | 4.37 | Top 5% |
| Dribblers tackled | 2.12 | Top 1% |
| Ball recoveries | 8.21 | Top 1% |
The versatile midfielder’s strengths in defending are abundantly clear when comparing him to others in his position in Portugal, as are his attacking contributions.
Silva has an eye for progressive play as well as being an avid defender, making him the perfect fit for what the Old Gold need when it comes to replacing Lemina.
A defensively superb strong passer is what Wolves will get from Silva, who at just £10m, could prove to be a bargain acquisition from Pereira.