WOLVES gave their followers a shock Christmas current by finishing the signing of Matheus Cunha from Atletico Madrid.
The Brazilian striker, 23, turns into Julen Lopetegui's first switch since taking on at Molineux.
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The Premier League membership confirmed the deal at 5pm on Christmas Day - asserting their latest addition as "one more gift under the tree".
Cunha - who will put on the No12 - flew to the UK earlier this week to finish his medical and the paperwork.
He'll hyperlink up with Lopetegui and his new team-mates on January 1 with an preliminary mortgage deal from the Wanda Metropolitano.
Nevertheless, the deal will robotically be made everlasting till 2027 ought to sure clauses be met.
It means the ahead might make his Wolves debut on January 4 away at Aston Villa in a crunch West Midlands derby or in opposition to Liverpool within the FA Cup three days later.
The switch information comes as a Christmas blow to the likes of Arsenal, Everton and Leeds who had been all eager to signal Cunha.
However it's the Premier League's backside aspect who gained the race as they added additional firepower to their faltering assault that has scored simply eight objectives this season.
Cunha was born in Brazil and progressed by way of the youth ranks at Coritiba earlier than incomes his European break with Swiss aspect Sion.
After only one season, ten objectives and eight assists in 32 video games, he joined RB Leipzig in 2018.
There he gained Champions League expertise and was even nominated for the Puskas award however 18 months later moved to Bundesliga rivals Hertha Berlin.
The attacker helped Brazil win the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medal final 12 months and in addition sealed a change to Atletico Madrid.
Regardless of seven objectives in 37 appearances final time period, he has performed a bit-part position underneath Diego Simeone this season.
Cunha has featured 17 occasions in 2022-23, often coming off the bench, and registered two assists however is but to attain.
On the worldwide stage, the brand new Wolves signing is Brazil Beneath-23s' document goalscorer with 21 objectives in simply 23 caps.
And he has now added eight senior appearances however was heartbroken to overlook out on the latest World Cup squad.
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