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Manchester United are on the verge of completing the signing of Matheus Cunha, according to a report.
Club officials have made the need for summer reinforcements clear and Wolves forward Cunha has been a long-term target. He could now be set to become the Red Devils’ first summer signing.
Mail Sport reported in April that United were close to agreeing terms with Cunha before activating his £62.5million release clause at Wolves. The Brazilian has made his desire to leave his current club clear for a number of months.
Amorim, meanwhile, has made no secret of his admiration for Cunha. He was spotted in conversation with him after United lost 2-0 at Molineux in December and again in the tunnel in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford last month.
Amorim insisted ‘every player’ wants to play for United but refused to comment directly on United’s blossoming interest in Cunha.
But now, according to Uol, Cunha is on the verge of signing his United contract while the club still have financial headroom ahead of the summer.
Manchester United are on the verge of completing a £62.5million deal to sign Matheus Cunha
The forward has been watched by United for a long time and a deal is close to being finalised
Cunha will be Ruben Amorim’s first signing of the summer as he looks to improve his side’s dire fortunes
This season, Cunha has scored 17 goals in all competitions for Wolves, while also picking up a further seven assists.
Asked about Cunha last month, Amorim said: ‘I will not say anything about Matheus, because if I say one time I will have to say for any situation that is yes or no.
‘I will not comment on that. It’s hard to predict what is going to happen in the future.’
United legend Paul Scholes, meanwhile, has said that Cunha would have bee wise to have chosen another destination.
Explaining why he ‘worries’ for the 25-year-old in his TNT Sports column, Scholes wrote: ‘He looks like he’s got the attributes that Ruben Amorim wants.
‘He knows that physically, his team are just not strong or quick enough, so Matheus Cunha is obviously athletic, and he’s got quality with 15 league goals this season.
‘I just worry for any signing coming to Manchester United at the minute. It just feels like it’s such a bad place to go. The quality of play right now is so poor.
‘Is he a centre forward or is he a wide player? There’s no doubt that he has quality and of course, it would be nice to sign him, but I worry about where he fits in.
‘You can sign the best three players in the world, and I think they’ll struggle coming into this team at the minute, but they’ve got to start somewhere.’
